Recreations in Physical Geography; or, The Earth as it is |
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... character of the subject , they are ready either to reject it as one of abstruse nature , adapted only for the scientific reader , or as one of dry detail , and devoid of general interest . The former notion is probably derived from the ...
... character of the subject , they are ready either to reject it as one of abstruse nature , adapted only for the scientific reader , or as one of dry detail , and devoid of general interest . The former notion is probably derived from the ...
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Rosina Maria ZORNLIN. notion of the uninteresting character of this science , possibly originates in the commonly received impression of the term " geography . " Accustomed to associate the idea of that study with educational books , and ...
Rosina Maria ZORNLIN. notion of the uninteresting character of this science , possibly originates in the commonly received impression of the term " geography . " Accustomed to associate the idea of that study with educational books , and ...
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... character to the productions of our own land , others presenting new and singular forms . Such descriptions of small and detached portions of the earth's surface , kindle in us a desire to become acquainted with all that is remarkable ...
... character to the productions of our own land , others presenting new and singular forms . Such descriptions of small and detached portions of the earth's surface , kindle in us a desire to become acquainted with all that is remarkable ...
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... the southern , hemisphere , pursue in a remarkable manner the general direction of the New Con- tinent . The same character is observable in smaller portions of land , and also in islands , the form 16 GENERAL DISTRIBUTION OF.
... the southern , hemisphere , pursue in a remarkable manner the general direction of the New Con- tinent . The same character is observable in smaller portions of land , and also in islands , the form 16 GENERAL DISTRIBUTION OF.
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... character of the oceanic mountains rising above the surface of the waters . We have already seen , that the direction of mountain ranges usually accords with that of the greatest extension of land , in all regions where they occur ...
... character of the oceanic mountains rising above the surface of the waters . We have already seen , that the direction of mountain ranges usually accords with that of the greatest extension of land , in all regions where they occur ...
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