Lectures Reports Letters And Papers On Sanitary Questions

Published in 1882, this collection of writings from Rawlinson, an important figure in the history of public health, provides an overview of the important issues and debates surrounding public sanitation during the 19th century. Rawlinson's work was influential in shaping public policy on public health and sanitation in Britain and beyond. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Excerpt from Lectures, Reports, Letters, and Papers on Sanitary Questions In the construction of many important works, engineers find that they have to contend with much hostile action of the elements; consequently it is absolutely necessary that the technical education of engineers should include a study of Meteorology - the science which (in addition to other phenomena) treats of the evolution of heat and moisture, of evaporation and condensation, of tornadoes and calms, of wind and rain, of ocean waves, river currents, land absorption, and land floods. For the purposes of this lecture, it appears desirable to omit detailed notices of abtruse meteorological questions concerning the origin of storms and electric phenomena, such as the formation of cumulous clouds, hail, tornadoes, and water-spouts. Considerations such as these, which are powerfully affected both by general causes and by local influences; would, on the present occasion, have a tendency rather to bewilder than to give information. To certain specific facts connected with the science of Meteorology, as applicable to works of water supply and drainage, this introductory lecture will, therefore, be devoted; and these facts will be set forth in simple language; my purpose being to lead you onwards, from first principles and elementary facts, to those conclusions which eventually I shall place before you. This earth consists, on its surface, of ocean and dry land, the relative areas of the two being about in proportion of 7 to 3. Assuming, therefore, the entire surface of the earth to be 200 millions of square miles, then the ocean has an area of about 140 millions of square miles, leaving an area of about 60 millions of square miles to the dry land. 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.