Abstract
IN this pamphlet the author introduces a modification into the ordinarily accepted dynamical theory of gases by assuming that the molecules of a gas at uniform temperature are all affected with absolutely the same linear velocity as regards magnitude, instead of the temperature being dependent on the mean or average velocity. This of course greatly simplifies the labour of deducing the fundamental relations between pressure, density, temperature, and the potential of external forces; and he claims to be able to deduce the relation, which for the terrestrial atmosphere gives Bessel's refractions to go°(sic) zenith distance; agreeing with the formulæ found by Bauernfeind in 1862–64. We may remark that the convertible equations are reproduced in some cases with almost wearisome frequency, and that Joule is twice called Jonle.
Grundzügeeiner Theorie der kosmischen Atmosphären mit Berücksichtigung der irdischen Atmosphäre.
Von Wilhelm Schlemüller. (Prague.)
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Grundzügeeiner Theorie der kosmischen Atmosphären mit Berücksichtigung der irdischen Atmosphäre . Nature 35, 389 (1887). https://doi.org/10.1038/035389b0
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