Advanced Text-book of Physical GeographyW. Blackwood and Sons, 1864 - 320 strani |
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... parallels of latitude , present such differences in climate ? Why are mountain - heights perpetually enveloped in snow , while the lower ridges are clothed in verdure and blossom ? Why does one region of a continent be arid and rainless ...
... parallels of latitude , present such differences in climate ? Why are mountain - heights perpetually enveloped in snow , while the lower ridges are clothed in verdure and blossom ? Why does one region of a continent be arid and rainless ...
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... parallel lines called the Tropics ( Gr . trope , a turning ) , from their marking the turning - points of the sun in the ecliptic ; that on the north being known as the Tropic of Cancer , and that on the south as the Tropic of Capricorn ...
... parallel lines called the Tropics ( Gr . trope , a turning ) , from their marking the turning - points of the sun in the ecliptic ; that on the north being known as the Tropic of Cancer , and that on the south as the Tropic of Capricorn ...
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David Page. parallel line that on the north being called the Arctic Circle ( from the northern constellation , Arctos , the Bear ) , and that on the south the Antarctic Circle , because opposite ( anti , opposite ) to that of the north ...
David Page. parallel line that on the north being called the Arctic Circle ( from the northern constellation , Arctos , the Bear ) , and that on the south the Antarctic Circle , because opposite ( anti , opposite ) to that of the north ...
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... parallel to each other , geo- graphers speak of parallels of latitude , designating those that lie near to the equator as low latitudes , those that approach the poles as high latitudes , and those that intervene as middle latitudes . S ...
... parallel to each other , geo- graphers speak of parallels of latitude , designating those that lie near to the equator as low latitudes , those that approach the poles as high latitudes , and those that intervene as middle latitudes . S ...
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... parallel , for example , this motion is only 500 miles an hour , and at the absolute poles it ceases to exist . The mean density of the rocks known at the surface of the earth is about 2 times that of water , while that of the entire ...
... parallel , for example , this motion is only 500 miles an hour , and at the absolute poles it ceases to exist . The mean density of the rocks known at the surface of the earth is about 2 times that of water , while that of the entire ...
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Stran 16 - THERE rolls the deep where grew the tree. O earth, what changes hast thou seen ! There where the long street roars, hath been The stillness of the central sea. The hills are shadows, and they flow From form to form, and nothing stands ; They melt like mist, the solid lands, Like clouds they shape themselves and go. But in my spirit will I dwell, And dream my dream, and hold it true ; For tho...
Stran 269 - We have carefully read this truly satisfactory book, and do not hesitate to say that it is an excellent compendium of the great facts of Geology, and written in a truthful and philosophic spirit.
Stran 135 - ... stirs the lightest flower that feeds on the dew it supplies ; yet it bears the fleets of nations on its wings around the world, and crushes the most refractory substances with its weight. When in motion, its force is sufficient to level...
Stran 269 - The Geological Examinator. A Progressive Series of Questions, adapted to the Introductory and Advanced TextBooks of Geology. Prepared to assist Teachers in framing their Examinations, and Students in testing their own Progress and Proficiency. By the SAME.
Stran 267 - GEOGRAPHY, illustrating, in a Series of Original Designs, the Elementary Facts of GEOLOGY, HYDROGRAPHY, METEOROLOGY, and NATURAL HISTORY. A New and Enlarged Edition, containing 4 new Maps and Letterpress. 20 Coloured Maps.
Stran 135 - Softer than the finest down — more impalpable than the finest gossamer, — it leaves the cobweb undisturbed, and scarcely stirs the lightest flower that feeds on the dew it supplies ; yet it bears the fleets of nations on its wings around the world, and crushes the most refractory substances with its weight.
Stran 270 - By Sir William Hamilton, Bart., Professor of Logic and Metaphysics in the University of Edinburgh. Edited by the Rev. HL MANSEL, BD, LL.
Stran 271 - EPITOME OF ALISON'S HISTORY OF EUROPE. For the Use of Schools and Young Persons. Fifteenth Edition, 7s. 6d., bound. ATLAS TO ALISON'S HISTORY OF EUROPE; Containing 109 Maps and Plans of Countries, Battles, Sieges, and Sea-Fights.
Stran 267 - A New and Enlarged Edition. Constructed from the best materials, and embodying the results of the most recent investigations, accompanied by a complete INDEX OF PLACES, in which the proper quantities are given by T.
Stran 269 - EXAMINATIONS ON PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. A Progressive Series of Questions, adapted to the Introductory and Advanced Text-Books of Physical Geography. By the Same.