It takes the average reader 3 hours and 6 minutes to read The Philosophy of Storms by James Pollard Espy
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1841 edition. Excerpt: ...and blew till twelve, M. "At Charleston, S. C. on the 16th, the gale was from the S. E. and E. till four, P. M., then N. E., and round to IS." W. "At Wilmington, N. C, the wind was from the E., and veered subsequently to the W. In the interior of North Carolina, the storm was felt at Fayetteville.. "In the vicinity of Cape Hatteras, at sea, the storm was very heavy from the S. E. and shifted to N. W. "A vessel bound from New York to Hayti, in the middle or outer part of the Gulf stream, about lat. 33, Ion. 72," experienced the gale moderately from the S. W. and S. S. W., but with a heavy sea from a very westerly direction, and is supposed to have been on the outer margin of the storm. "Another vessel, at about the same distance from the coast, experienced similar effects. "Early on the morning of the 17th, the gale was felt severely at Norfolk, and also in Chesapeake Bay from the N. E. "Off the Capes of Virginia, on the 17th, in lat. 36 2V, Ion. 74 2', 'a perfect hurricane, ' from S. to S. S. E., from 5, A. M., to 2, P. M., then shifted to N. W. "On the 19th, (17th?) in lat. 37 SO', Ion. 74 30', near the coast of Virginia, the gale was severe at E. N. E., and changed to W. N. W. "Off Chincoteague, Md., precise distance from the coast unknown, the gale was severe between S. S. E. and N. N. E. "Off the coast of Delaware, in lat. 38, Ion. 72, 'tremendous gale, ' commencing at S. E., at 1, P. M., on the 17th, and blowing six hours, then changed to N. W. "At Cape May, N. J., the gale was N. E. Off Cape May, in lat. 39, Ion. 74 15', heavy gale from E. N. E. on the afternoon of the 17th of August. "Near Egg Harbor, coast of New Jersey, the gale was heavy at N. E. on the same...
The Philosophy of Storms by James Pollard Espy is 184 pages long, and a total of 46,736 words.
This makes it 62% the length of the average book. It also has 57% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 15 minutes to read The Philosophy of Storms aloud.
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