Recreations in Physical Geography; or, The Earth as it is |
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... Land and Water - Moun- tains , Valleys , Plains - Table of Heights of Moun- tains , & c . IV . Distribution of the Waters of the Globe - Ocean- Inland Seas - Lakes - Rivers - Springs V. The Atmosphere ; Its Constitution , and Weight or ...
... Land and Water - Moun- tains , Valleys , Plains - Table of Heights of Moun- tains , & c . IV . Distribution of the Waters of the Globe - Ocean- Inland Seas - Lakes - Rivers - Springs V. The Atmosphere ; Its Constitution , and Weight or ...
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... land and water on the surface of the globe , with the position of mountain ranges and rivers , and more especially , with the political divisions of the earth , and the situation of the principal cities and towns , geography has little ...
... land and water on the surface of the globe , with the position of mountain ranges and rivers , and more especially , with the political divisions of the earth , and the situation of the principal cities and towns , geography has little ...
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... lands ; nor is it without its utility , in any attempts to introduce new species into our own country . The narratives ... land , others presenting new and singular forms . Such descriptions of small and detached portions of the earth's ...
... lands ; nor is it without its utility , in any attempts to introduce new species into our own country . The narratives ... land , others presenting new and singular forms . Such descriptions of small and detached portions of the earth's ...
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... land , the hills , trees , and other objects , which diversify its surface , and break and vary the line of the horizon , although bearing a most minute proportion to the whole earth , are , neverthe- less , too considerable with ...
... land , the hills , trees , and other objects , which diversify its surface , and break and vary the line of the horizon , although bearing a most minute proportion to the whole earth , are , neverthe- less , too considerable with ...
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... land , ) the vessel will again be visible , the elevation we have reached enabling us to see to a greater distance ; and this will be in exact proportion to the height above the water , both of the object and of the observer . It is on ...
... land , ) the vessel will again be visible , the elevation we have reached enabling us to see to a greater distance ; and this will be in exact proportion to the height above the water , both of the object and of the observer . It is on ...
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