Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Reference books. Newcomb, Elements of Astronomy: 52-55, Longitude and time; 90-97, Measurements of the earth. Special terms. Latitude, longitude, equator, prime meridian, Mer- cator's projection, conical projection, stereographic projection. CHAPTER II THE ATMOSPHERE 8. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE ATMOSPHERE EXERCISE IX. Some Properties of the Atmosphere. X. Constituents of the Atmosphere. XI. Combustion and Oxidation Text-books. Davis, 22-26. Davis Ele., 23-24, 27-29. Dryer, 273-279. Gilbert and Brigham, 223-226. Redway, 214-216. Tarr, 229-232. Reference books. Davis, Elementary Meteorology: 3-4, Evolution and future of the atmosphere ; 4-5, Composition of the atmosphere; 6-7, Oxygen and carbonic acid as related to plants and animals; 7b-8, Economic aspects of the atmosphere; 13b-14, Height of the atmosphere. Fairbanks, Rocks and Minerals: 119-121, The work of oxygen ; 122-125, Carbon, nitrogen, and hydrogen. Shaler, Aspects of the Earth-: 204c-209, Gases in the atmosphere. Shaler, Outlines of the Earth's History: 98-99, Composition and height of the atmosphere. Waldo, Elementary Meteorology: 7-9, Constituents of the air. Special terms. Weight, elasticity, transparency, pressure, density, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide. 9. HUMIDITY, EVAPORATION, CONDENSATION EXERCISE XH. Evaporation and Condensation. XIII. Humidity Text-books. Davis Ele., 60-62. Dryer, 280-282. Gilbert and Brigham, 226-227. Redway, 231-233. Tarr, 244-245. Reference books. Harrington, About the Weather: 66-72, Humidity, or moisture; 227, The thermometer ; 227c-231, The hygrometer. Shaler, Outlines of the Earth's History: 156b-159, Evaporation and condensation. Waldo, Elementary Meteorology: 31-32, Thermometers; 118-121, Moisture of the atmosphere; 122-1...