Weather: How it Works and why it MattersPerseus Pub., 2000 - 223 pàgines |
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... known holidays or spe- cial days associated with weather . There are many such days ; one well- known example falls on February 2 , known as Candlemas Day in Britain and Groundhog Day in the United States . In both cases , custom has it ...
... known holidays or spe- cial days associated with weather . There are many such days ; one well- known example falls on February 2 , known as Candlemas Day in Britain and Groundhog Day in the United States . In both cases , custom has it ...
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... known as the asteroid belt . The largest , Ceres , is about 600 miles in diameter ( 1,000 kilometers ) , about twice the size of the next two largest . About thirty larger than 60 miles ( 100 kilometers ) in diameter exist , and three ...
... known as the asteroid belt . The largest , Ceres , is about 600 miles in diameter ( 1,000 kilometers ) , about twice the size of the next two largest . About thirty larger than 60 miles ( 100 kilometers ) in diameter exist , and three ...
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... known as the Barringer Crater , lo- cated not far from Winslow , Arizona , is a major tourist site ; it is probably the best - known and most visited crater of its kind anywhere on the globe . In recorded history , our most devastating ...
... known as the Barringer Crater , lo- cated not far from Winslow , Arizona , is a major tourist site ; it is probably the best - known and most visited crater of its kind anywhere on the globe . In recorded history , our most devastating ...
Continguts
Introduction | 1 |
The Fundamentals of Air | 7 |
Its Not the Heat Its the Heat and the Humidity | 15 |
Copyright | |
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