Water contracts when freezing until it sinks to 40 deg., and then it expands as ice is formed. |
Here it may be rapidly boiled down till the heat rises to about 225 deg., without risk of burning. |
The temperature at noon had risen to 33 deg., and everything was more soakingly wet than ever, if that was possible. |
His ensilage would not heat up to 120 deg., but was moulding badly instead. |
At Larnaka, the mean temperature in February is about 52 deg., and in August 81 deg. |
It should make an angle of about 30 deg., or a little greater, with the horizontal. |