A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature, Količina 1F. Wingrave, 1805 - 199 strani |
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Stran 52
... gulph below . These amazing clefts are well known to such as have passed these mountains , where a chasm fre- quently presents itself several hundred feet deep , and as many over , at the edge of which the way lies . It often happens ...
... gulph below . These amazing clefts are well known to such as have passed these mountains , where a chasm fre- quently presents itself several hundred feet deep , and as many over , at the edge of which the way lies . It often happens ...
Stran 53
... Gulph of Pluto . The depth and the recesses of this horrid place , * Phil . Trans . vol . ü . p . 370 . + Eliani Var . Hist . lib . xvi . cap . 16 . are as extensive as they are unknown . Neither the E 3 THE EARTH . 53.
... Gulph of Pluto . The depth and the recesses of this horrid place , * Phil . Trans . vol . ü . p . 370 . + Eliani Var . Hist . lib . xvi . cap . 16 . are as extensive as they are unknown . Neither the E 3 THE EARTH . 53.
Stran 77
... gulph two miles over , and so deep that no bottom can be seen ; on the sides pyramidical rocks starting out between apertures that emit smoke and flame all this accompanied with a sound that never ceases , louder than thunder , strikes ...
... gulph two miles over , and so deep that no bottom can be seen ; on the sides pyramidical rocks starting out between apertures that emit smoke and flame all this accompanied with a sound that never ceases , louder than thunder , strikes ...
Stran 80
... gulph certain extraordinary sounds , which seemed to proceed from the bowels of the moun- tain , a sort of murmuring , sighing , dashing sound , and between whiles a noise like that of thunder or cannon , with a clattering like that of ...
... gulph certain extraordinary sounds , which seemed to proceed from the bowels of the moun- tain , a sort of murmuring , sighing , dashing sound , and between whiles a noise like that of thunder or cannon , with a clattering like that of ...
Stran 95
... gulph forty fathoms deep . It was at- tended with a hollow rumbling noise , like that of thunder ; and , in less than a minute , three parts of the houses , and their inhabitants , were all sunk quite under water . While they were thus ...
... gulph forty fathoms deep . It was at- tended with a hollow rumbling noise , like that of thunder ; and , in less than a minute , three parts of the houses , and their inhabitants , were all sunk quite under water . While they were thus ...
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amazing animals appearance ascend atmosphere beauty become begins Black Sea body bottom Buffon Caspian Sea cataract cause climates clouds coasts cold colour considered continue covered curiosity degree depth dreadful earth earthquake embryo evaporation fall feet fire flame floating fluid force formed former give globe greater greatest gulph heat History of Greenland hundred inches increase inhabitants intumescence inundations island kind known lake land leagues less manner mariners meteors miles moon motion moun mountains mouth nature neral nourishment ocean perceived philosopher placenta plain polypus pounds weight produced proportion putrefaction quadrupeds quantity quicksilver Quito rain raised regions rise rivers rocks round salt sand scarcely seems seen shells shew shore side sink sometimes stream substances supply supposed surface tain tempests tides tion tops trees umbilical vessels vapours vegetable vessel violent volcano weight whence whole winds womb