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THE idea propounded by Mr. Oliver, that the axes of cyclones are inclined, is no new one, nor is it the first time that a southerly inclination has been inferred to exist, to account for the preponderance of winds belonging to the southerly quadrants, and the comparative absence of those belonging to the northerly quadrants of cyclones in our latitudes.
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ARCHIBALD, E. Is the Axis of a Cyclone Vertical?. Nature 26, 222 (1882). https://doi.org/10.1038/026222d0
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