Excerpt from Gravitational Theory of the Atmospheric Circulation, Barometric and Wind Theory of the Ocean Tides and Currents, and Subordination of the Precession of the Equinoxes to the Movements of the Atmosphere 4.-the winds are not due to thermal convection resulting from the sun's heat and polar cold, for in that case they would at the base of the atmosphere, flow from the poles to the tropics, which they do not, but in the reverse direction. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.