Recreations in Physical Geography; or, The Earth as it is |
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... appear- ances being observed universally , in every part of the earth's surface , that have been visited by man . Now , the figure of a body , which , however seen , appears always circular , can be no other than a sphere , or globe ...
... appear- ances being observed universally , in every part of the earth's surface , that have been visited by man . Now , the figure of a body , which , however seen , appears always circular , can be no other than a sphere , or globe ...
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... appear , whereon her shepherds tend Flocks whose rich wealth right well the trader knows . The descent from this table ... appears to be about 4000 or 5000 feet above the sea . The Dukhun , or Deccan , in Southern India affords another ...
... appear , whereon her shepherds tend Flocks whose rich wealth right well the trader knows . The descent from this table ... appears to be about 4000 or 5000 feet above the sea . The Dukhun , or Deccan , in Southern India affords another ...
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... appears to be raised and maintained by the remarkable current called the Gulf Stream . The formation of clouds is also effected by the conden- sation of vapour . Vapour is always invisible ; clouds , there- fore are not vapour , but ...
... appears to be raised and maintained by the remarkable current called the Gulf Stream . The formation of clouds is also effected by the conden- sation of vapour . Vapour is always invisible ; clouds , there- fore are not vapour , but ...
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... appears to be produced suddenly , by intense cold in the upper regions of the atmosphere ; the latter , therefore , frequently occurs in summer , and in hot climates , where snow is unknown . The quantity of rain which falls in ...
... appears to be produced suddenly , by intense cold in the upper regions of the atmosphere ; the latter , therefore , frequently occurs in summer , and in hot climates , where snow is unknown . The quantity of rain which falls in ...
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... appears to be occasioned by the great rarefaction of the atmosphere , in the extensive regions of Southern Asia , at that season of the year , the sun being then north of the equator . These winds are distinguished as the south- west ...
... appears to be occasioned by the great rarefaction of the atmosphere , in the extensive regions of Southern Asia , at that season of the year , the sun being then north of the equator . These winds are distinguished as the south- west ...
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