Recreations in physical geography: or, The earth as it isJ.W. Parker, 1840 - 428 |
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... greater importance to mankind , than that of Physical Geography , and yet few , perhaps , have hitherto so little arrested popular attention . This is , however , a circumstance for which it is by no means difficult to ac- count , being ...
... greater importance to mankind , than that of Physical Geography , and yet few , perhaps , have hitherto so little arrested popular attention . This is , however , a circumstance for which it is by no means difficult to ac- count , being ...
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... greater portion being naturally confined within certain limits . By cultivation , man has been enabled to extend the natural limits of numerous specics of plants , and to give them a wider range on the earth's surface . This , however ...
... greater portion being naturally confined within certain limits . By cultivation , man has been enabled to extend the natural limits of numerous specics of plants , and to give them a wider range on the earth's surface . This , however ...
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... greater . " CHAPTER II . THE EARTH ; ITS POSITION IN THE UNIVERSE , FIGURE , MAG- NITUDE , AND DENSITY ; GENERAL STRUCTURE OF ITS SUR- FACE . PHENOMENA OF EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANOS . · This earth , a spot , a grain , An atom , with the ...
... greater . " CHAPTER II . THE EARTH ; ITS POSITION IN THE UNIVERSE , FIGURE , MAG- NITUDE , AND DENSITY ; GENERAL STRUCTURE OF ITS SUR- FACE . PHENOMENA OF EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANOS . · This earth , a spot , a grain , An atom , with the ...
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... greater distance ; and this will be in exact proportion to the height above the water , both of the object and of the observer . It is on this prin- ciple that , when a vessel is outward - bound , and- The sailor sighs as sinks his ...
... greater distance ; and this will be in exact proportion to the height above the water , both of the object and of the observer . It is on this prin- ciple that , when a vessel is outward - bound , and- The sailor sighs as sinks his ...
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... greater , or equatorial diameter is , therefore , 7,926 miles , nearly , and the polar diameter 7,899 miles . The equatorial circumference of the earth is a little less than 25,000 miles . The revolution of the earth on its axis is ...
... greater , or equatorial diameter is , therefore , 7,926 miles , nearly , and the polar diameter 7,899 miles . The equatorial circumference of the earth is a little less than 25,000 miles . The revolution of the earth on its axis is ...
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