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Definition of Isochasms
1. isochasm [n] - See also: isochasm
Lexicographical Neighbors of Isochasms
Literary usage of Isochasms
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"isochasms.—Aurora is seldom observed in low latitudes. In the southern hemisphere
... isochasms reach a good deal farther south in Amena than in Europe. ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"isochasms.—Aurora is seldom observed in low latitudes. ... isochasms reach a good
deal farther south in Amelia than in Europe. In other words, auroras are ..."
3. Nature by Norman Lockyer (1878)
"... and constructed a system of lines which he termed isochasms—ie, curves of
equal frequency of auroras. The outlines of this system were as follow :—The ..."
4. Annual Record of Science and Industry for 1871-78 by Spencer Fullerton Baird (1876)
"He discusses with great care the probable value of the observations, and then
draws lines of equal frequency of auroral display, or isochasms. ..."
5. Transactions by North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers (1905)
"... himself that there is a system of electric current» travelling round the globe,
parallel with the " isochasms " or curves of equal auroral frequency. ..."
6. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"isochasms.—Aurora is seldom observed in low latitudes. In the southern hemisphere
... isochasms reach a good deal farther south in Amena than in Europe. ..."
7. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"isochasms.—Aurora is seldom observed in low latitudes. ... isochasms reach a good
deal farther south in Amelia than in Europe. In other words, auroras are ..."
8. Nature by Norman Lockyer (1878)
"... and constructed a system of lines which he termed isochasms—ie, curves of
equal frequency of auroras. The outlines of this system were as follow :—The ..."
9. Annual Record of Science and Industry for 1871-78 by Spencer Fullerton Baird (1876)
"He discusses with great care the probable value of the observations, and then
draws lines of equal frequency of auroral display, or isochasms. ..."
10. Transactions by North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers (1905)
"... himself that there is a system of electric current» travelling round the globe,
parallel with the " isochasms " or curves of equal auroral frequency. ..."
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