"The prevailing winds of the globe; with a section of the atmosphere showing its system of permanent currents." -Gilbert, 1910

Terrestrial Winds

"The prevailing winds of the globe; with a section of the atmosphere showing its system of permanent…

The image "shows the path of a body starting northward from any point O in the northern hemisphere and moving without friction. As it reaches higher latitudes, the deflection is more rapid and it turns to the east and south." -Dryer, 1901

Wind Movement

The image "shows the path of a body starting northward from any point O in the northern hemisphere and…