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Definition of Atmospheres
1. atmosphere [n] - See also: atmosphere
Lexicographical Neighbors of Atmospheres
Literary usage of Atmospheres
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1894)
"I. " The Composition of atmospheres which Extinguish Flame. ... A study of the
experiments which have been made to determine the composition of atmospheres, ..."
2. Elements of Inorganic Chemistry: Including the Applications of the Science by Thomas Graham (1858)
"The tension of its vapour was 4-6 atmospheres at —105°, and 2G-9 atmospheres at
... Fluosilicic acid gas liquefied under a pressure of about 9 atmospheres, ..."
3. The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte by Auguste Comte, Frederic Harrison (1896)
"It is by the occultation of stars, as starry p. eclipses are called, that we make
observations atmospheres on the atmospheres of the planets, by seeing what ..."
4. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial ScienceChemistry (1897)
"Before commencing the experiments at high temperatures, it is well to charge the
apparatus to a pressure of 20 atmospheres with hydrogen, and then blow off ..."
5. Report of the Annual Meeting (1900)
"In the present investigation similar methods are applied to the atmospheres of
planets, account being taken of the axial rotations of the planets. ..."
6. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Charles Robert Cross (1859)
"The authors next calculate the pressure in atmospheres which the powder exerts
at the moment of explosion, and find it 4373-6, of which about 1000 are due ..."
7. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1918)
"30.7 atmospheres, respectively. Chaetomorpha required a 0.9 volume-normal
concentration (1.13 weight-normal), corresponding to 30.7 atmospheres, ..."