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176 A JOURNEY TO THE
then removed to Arniidd^ where we finifhed
our obfervations on the ifland of Sky.
As this Ifland lies in the fiftyTeventh
degree, the air cannot be fuppofed to have
much warmth. The long continuance of
the fun above the horizon, dees indeed
fometimes produce great heat in northern
latitudes ; but this can only happen in fhel-
tered places, where the atmofphere is to a
certain degree ftagnant, and the fame mals
of air continues to receive for many hours
the rays of the fun, and the vapours of the
earth. Sky lies open on the weft and north
to a vaft extent of ocean, and is cooled
in the fummer by perpetual ventilation,
but by the fame blafts is kept warm in
winter. Their weather is not pleafing.
Half the year is deluged with rain. From
the autumnal to the vernal equinox, a dry
day is hardly known, except when the
fhowers are fufpended by a tempeft. Under
fuch Ikies can be expe&ed no great exu¬
berance
then removed to Arniidd^ where we finifhed
our obfervations on the ifland of Sky.
As this Ifland lies in the fiftyTeventh
degree, the air cannot be fuppofed to have
much warmth. The long continuance of
the fun above the horizon, dees indeed
fometimes produce great heat in northern
latitudes ; but this can only happen in fhel-
tered places, where the atmofphere is to a
certain degree ftagnant, and the fame mals
of air continues to receive for many hours
the rays of the fun, and the vapours of the
earth. Sky lies open on the weft and north
to a vaft extent of ocean, and is cooled
in the fummer by perpetual ventilation,
but by the fame blafts is kept warm in
winter. Their weather is not pleafing.
Half the year is deluged with rain. From
the autumnal to the vernal equinox, a dry
day is hardly known, except when the
fhowers are fufpended by a tempeft. Under
fuch Ikies can be expe&ed no great exu¬
berance
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Antiquarian books of Scotland > Scotland/Scots > Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland > (182) |
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Description | Thousands of printed books from the Antiquarian Books of Scotland collection which dates from 1641 to the 1980s. The collection consists of 14,800 books which were published in Scotland or have a Scottish connection, e.g. through the author, printer or owner. Subjects covered include sport, education, diseases, adventure, occupations, Jacobites, politics and religion. Among the 29 languages represented are English, Gaelic, Italian, French, Russian and Swedish. |
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