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ACCORDINGtoM. Faye, “There exist in meteorology two theories diametrically opposed—one which considers air-whirls round a vertical axis, including cyclones, typhoons, tornadoes, and waterspouts, to originate in the upper currents of the atmosphere; and the other which considers each of these as the effect of a loeal rarefaction, giving rise at the surface of the ground, in an atmosphere in a more or less unstable condition, to an ascending current of air, which borrows a gyratory tendency from the rotation of the ground itself.” Such is the opening sentence of the pamphlet before us, which embodies a résumé of M. Faye's discussions in the French Academy with those who do not accept his peculiar views on the generation of atmospheric disturbances.
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ARCHIBALD, E. M. Faye's Theory of Storms 1 . Nature 38, 149–153 (1888). https://doi.org/10.1038/038149d0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/038149d0