In a word, Humboldt says the climatic distribution of heat depends on the relative distribution of land and sea, and on the "hypsometrical configuration of the continents"; and he urges that "great meteorological phenomena cannot be comprehended when considered independently of geognostic relations" -- a truth which, like most other general principles, seems simple enough once it is pointed out. ❋ Unknown (1904)
The water of the hypsometrical apparatus boiled at 185° Fahr. fifty feet above the level of the lake, the temperature of the air being 76° and the hour 10 A.M. We had a high snowy chain to the South of us, extending from 70° to 33° ❋ Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1894)
The accurate elevation of that place was, according to the observations taken with the hypsometrical apparatus, 967 feet, water boiling at that spot at 210° 3¾, and the temperature of the atmosphere being 72½° F. ❋ Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1894)
The elevation by hypsometrical apparatus of this camp (N. 71) was 5,663 ft. ❋ Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1894)
Observations with the hypsometrical apparatus gave an elevation of 772 ft. above the level of the sea. ❋ Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1894)
I took altitude observations with the hypsometrical apparatus, water boiling at that spot at 210° 3½, the temperature of the air being 78° F. ❋ Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1894)
The sextant was looked upon with great suspicion, and even more so the hypsometrical apparatus, with its thermometers in brass tubes, which they took to be some sort of firearm. ❋ Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1894)
As I never carry any when travelling, I could not offer them any recognised drink, but not wishing to disappoint them, I produced a bottle of methylated spirits (which I used for my hypsometrical apparatus). ❋ Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1894)
He and his people were amazed when I told them that their village stood at an elevation of 4,620 ft. above sea level, and explained to them how I had measured the height by means of aneroids and the hypsometrical apparatus. ❋ Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1894)
I took the accurate elevation of the camp with the hypsometrical apparatus, water boiling at that spot at 210°·4, with the temperature of the air 73° F.; altitude 1,113 ft. above sea level. ❋ Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1894)
Tarma, taken by the hypsometrical apparatus, was 10,034 ft. ❋ Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1894)
The elevation of the river was there 1,200 ft. by aneroid, 1,271 ft. by the hypsometrical apparatus. ❋ Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1894)
On May 22nd I took observations with the hypsometrical apparatus in order to obtain the correct elevation, and also as a check to the several aneroids I was using for differential altitudes. ❋ Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1894)
On this magnificent island we halted at five o'clock in the afternoon, and I took altitude observations with the hypsometrical apparatus: 1,062 ft. above the sea level. ❋ Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1894)
(Fahr.) the water in hypsometrical apparatus boiled at 183° 3½ 'at 8.30 in the evening. ❋ Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1894)
Four excellent aneroids -- which had been specially constructed for me -- and a well-made hypsometrical apparatus with six boiling-point thermometers, duly tested at the Kew Observatory, were carried in order to determine accurately the altitudes observed. ❋ Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1894)
While I was busy taking altitude observations with the hypsometrical apparatus I kept my eye on them, as I saw plainly that I was coming in for trouble. ❋ Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1894)
The sextant was looked upon with great suspicion, and even more so the hypsometrical apparatus, with its thermometers in brass tubes, which they took to be some sort of firearm, Then came a lot of undeveloped photographic plates, box after box of which they opened in broad daylight, destroying in a few moments all the valuable negatives that I had taken since leaving Mansarowar. ❋ Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1894)
The exact elevation of La Paz by hypsometrical apparatus was 12,129 ft. ❋ Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1894)
I took accurate observations with the hypsometrical apparatus in order to determine the exact elevation of that important spot: water boiled at the junction of the Juruena and Arinos at 210°·4¾, while the temperature of the air was ❋ Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1894)
