Compass points

Numerous analyses of data routinely collected in the United States have been performed by the U.S. National Climatic Center, results of these analyses are available at reasonable cost. The joint frequency of Pasquill stability class, wind direction class (primarily to 16 compass points), and wind speed class (in six classes) has been determined for various periods of record for over 200 observation stations in the United States from either hourly or 3-hourly data. A computer program called STAR (STability ARray) estimates the Pasquill class from the elevation of the sun (approximated from the hour and time of year), wind speed, cloud cover, and ceiling height. STAR output for seasons and the entire period of record can be obtained from the Center. Table 21-2 is similar in format to the standard output. This table gives the frequencies for D stability, based on a total of 100 for all stabilities. 

Khunrath s engraving of Christ-Anthropos, the Archetype of the universe (fig. 3), initiated many of the elements later found in Fludd s prolific illustrations of the Macrocosmic Man. These included the use of the male nude, kabbalistic inscriptions, geographical compass-points, the diagrammatic structure of the Macrocosm and the motif of the dove of the Holy Spirit. The apocalyptic context of these images and their role in the Protestant Reformation of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries will be considered in the following chapter. 

Stille, Darlene R. Chemical Change From Fireworks to Rust. Minneapolis, Minn. Compass Point Books, 2005. 

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Some crystals are ionic, that is, long networks of ions held together by ionic attractions. Sodium chloride, table salt, is an ionic solid. In crystals of sodium chloride, a sodium ion is surrounded by six chlorine ions— one on top, one on the bottom, and one at each compass point—and each chloride ion is surrounded by six sodium ions in the same manner. Crystals of sugar, on the other hand, are held together by intermolecular attractions. They fit together for optimum balance of attraction and repulsion so that a quite orderly crystalline structure results. Pure metals are stacks of identical atoms so the bonding between one pair cannot be any different than the bonding between the next pair. Consequently, it is impossible to... 

Constructing a line perpendicular to another line is simple. Using a compass, measure equal distances both to the left (Ll) and to the right (Lr) of point P by putting the point of the compass on P and marking Ll and L r. Then place the compass point on Ll and scribe a short arc, then place the compass point on Lr and find the arc that intercepts the first arc. The line that connects point P to intercept X is perpendicular to the original line L. 

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But all this happened for one basic reason no matter how many detours and adjustments it made, the caravan moved toward the same compass point. Once obstacles were overcome, it returned to its course, sighting on a star that indicated the location of the oasis. When the people saw that star shining in the morning sky, they knew they were on the right course toward water, palm trees, shelter, and other people. It was only the Englishman who was unaware of all this he was, for the most part, immersed in reading his books. 

The Sopares gradient system uses a similar device. A conducting chart on which the gradient curve 1s drawn with a compass point is displaced with a linear movement in front of an optoelectric device which follows the curve exactly. This gives two electric signals, which can control two tension-controlled pumps, A low-volume (less than 200 ul) mixing chamber is used. The response time of the system can be less than 1 sec. Two tapes drawn on the chart allow the control of various on-off devices. 

The relationship between electric current and magnetic fields was Hrst observed by Danish physicist and chemist Hans Christian Oersted (1777-1851), who noted, in 1820, how a compass placed near an electrihed coil of wires responded to those wires. When electricity was made to flow through the coil, these wires changed the direction in which the compass pointed. From this Oersted reasoned that a magnetic field must exist around an electrified coil. 

Wind speed and direction are often presented in the form of a wind rose. Dicse show the wind patterns at a particular location. The wind rose is usually presented in compass point form with each arm representing the frequency of wind from that direction (i.e., a north wind blows southward). 

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