Recreations in Physical Geography; or, The Earth as it is |
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... importance , or in the interesting views it unfolds . Our design being to give a general outline of the Earth in its present condition , both as regards the laws by which it is governed , and its more striking natural features , it has ...
... importance , or in the interesting views it unfolds . Our design being to give a general outline of the Earth in its present condition , both as regards the laws by which it is governed , and its more striking natural features , it has ...
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... 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 in ...
... 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 in ...
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... important ; and we pre - suppose our readers to possess this geographical knowledge . Physical geography directs our attention to the general structure of the terrestrial globe , to the atmosphere by which it is surrounded , and to the ...
... important ; and we pre - suppose our readers to possess this geographical knowledge . Physical geography directs our attention to the general structure of the terrestrial globe , to the atmosphere by which it is surrounded , and to the ...
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... importance to all settlers in distant or newly acquired lands ; nor is it without its utility , in any attempts to introduce new species into our own country . The narratives of travellers , their surprising adventures , the wonders ...
... importance to all settlers in distant or newly acquired lands ; nor is it without its utility , in any attempts to introduce new species into our own country . The narratives of travellers , their surprising adventures , the wonders ...
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... important than the former , though vast effects are occasionally produced by lightning . Thus , at Cayamba , in Colombia , about forty years ago , the lightning reft a cliff in its entire length , and precipitated a mighty mass into the ...
... important than the former , though vast effects are occasionally produced by lightning . Thus , at Cayamba , in Colombia , about forty years ago , the lightning reft a cliff in its entire length , and precipitated a mighty mass into the ...
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