Abstract
THERE are, perhaps, few phenomena in the domain of terrestrial physics which have received more attention than the diurnal variation of barometric pressure, and on the causes and explanation of which, nevertheless, there is more diversity of opinion even at the present day. Dove, Sabine, Herschel, Espy, Lamont, Kreil, Broun, and many others have in turn engaged in the discussion of this vexed problem, and at the present time Mr. A exander Buchan is publishing an elaborate and most valuable résumé of the existing data in the Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh as a preliminary to a renewed investigation.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on SpringerLink
- Instant access to the full article PDF.
USD 39.95
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
BLANFORD, H. On the Physical Explanation of the Inequality of the two Semi-Diurnal Oscillations of Barometric Pressure 1 . Nature 14, 314–317 (1876). https://doi.org/10.1038/014314a0
Issue date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/014314a0
