Through the first Antarctic night, 1898-1899 : $b a narrative of the voyage of the "Belgica" among newly discovered lands and over an unknown sea about the south poleCook, Frederick Albert
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Through the first Antarctic night, 1898-1899 : $b a narrative of the voyage of the "Belgica" among newly discovered lands and over an unknown sea about the south pole
Cook, Frederick Albert
Antarctica; Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- Belgian; Belgica (Ship); Voyages and travels
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| REDUCED TO | REDUCED TO
| FREEZING-POINT. | FREEZING-POINT
| | AND LAT. 45°.
-----------------------------+--------+---------+---------+--------
| MM. | INCHES. | MM. | INCHES.
1898. February 11, at 4 p.m. | 755.82 | 29.757 | 757.11 | 29.808
March 29, at 1 a.m. | 755.35 | 29.739 | 756.95 | 29.802
April 26, at 7 a.m. | 753.80 | 29.678 | 755.37 | 29.739
May 13, at 4 p.m. | 764.28 | 30.090 | 765.90 | 30.154
June 11, at 1 a.m. | 770.48 | 30.334 | 772.14 | 30.400
July 18, at 8 p.m. | 761.53 | 29.983 | 763.10 | 30.044
August 29, at 6 p.m. | 765.43 | 30.135 | 766.99 | 30.197
September 16, at 9 p.m.| 757.77 | 29.834 | 759.31 | 29.894
October 12, at 8 a.m. | 764.80 | 30.111 | 766.35 | 30.172
November 13, at 4 a.m. | 754.05 | 29.688 | 755.58 | 29.748
December 18, at 5 a.m. | 757.65 | 29.829 | 759.20 | 29.890
1899. January 24, at 8 p.m. | 760.76 | 29.951 | 762.33 | 30.013
February 22, at 3 a.m. | 751.63 | 29.593 | 753.17 | 29.653
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Absolute maximum, 772.14 mm. = 30.400 inches.
TABLE VI.--MAXIMUM VARIATIONS OF PRESSURE, AND MEANS OF THOSE
VARIATIONS.
----------------+----------------+---------
| MM. | INCHES.
----------------+----------------+---------
1899. February | 33.09 } | 1.303
1898. March | 35.47 } 35.93 | 1.397
April | 39.22 } | 1.544
| |
May | 34.12 } | 1.343
June | 37.03 } 33.66 | 1.458
July | 29.82 } | 1.174
| |
August | 49.68 } | 1.955
September | 38.54 } 43.68 | 1.518
October | 42.82 } | 1.686
| |
November | 22.76 } | 0.897
December | 22.19 } 23.95 | 0.874
1899. January | 26.90 } | 1.059
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Mean | 34.30 | 1.350
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Extreme range for the year: 772.14--711.74 = 60.40 mm.
30.400--28.022 = 2.378 inches.
TABLE VII.--DIFFERENCES OF MONTHLY MEANS OF PRESSURE FROM THE
MEAN OF THE YEAR.
The + sign indicates pressure greater than the mean, the - sign
pressure less than the mean.
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