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Essais sur l’hygrométrie

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development of atmospheric sciences

  • volcanology
    In Earth sciences: Pressure, temperature, and atmospheric circulation

    …Bénédict de Saussure in his Essais sur l’hygrométrie (1783; “Essay on Hygrometry”). From experiments with changes of water vapour and pressure in air enclosed in a glass globe, Saussure concluded that changes in temperature must be immediately responsible for variations of the barometer and that these in turn must be…

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