Recreations in Physical Geography; or, The Earth as it is |
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... native shore , And all its lessening turrets bluely fade : He climbs the mast to feast his eyes once more . When the eye is elevated six feet above the water , an object may be seen on its surface at the distance of three miles . Two ...
... native shore , And all its lessening turrets bluely fade : He climbs the mast to feast his eyes once more . When the eye is elevated six feet above the water , an object may be seen on its surface at the distance of three miles . Two ...
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... native plants of the eastern and western districts of Great Britain ; and although many species are common to these islands and to some parts of Europe , the number peculiar to our shores is by no means inconsiderable : we shall ...
... native plants of the eastern and western districts of Great Britain ; and although many species are common to these islands and to some parts of Europe , the number peculiar to our shores is by no means inconsiderable : we shall ...
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... native regions , from whence they have been more or less spread by natural means , or by the agency of man , the ... natives of these regions , fill the air with their perfumes . There , also , gigantic climbing plants tower to the top ...
... native regions , from whence they have been more or less spread by natural means , or by the agency of man , the ... natives of these regions , fill the air with their perfumes . There , also , gigantic climbing plants tower to the top ...
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... native of the hot regions of Africa . This tree is supposed to exceed almost any other in longevity . M. Adanson ( from whom the tree is named ) inferred that a baobab tree which he saw growing at Senegal , and which he carefully ...
... native of the hot regions of Africa . This tree is supposed to exceed almost any other in longevity . M. Adanson ( from whom the tree is named ) inferred that a baobab tree which he saw growing at Senegal , and which he carefully ...
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... native plants of milder climates are capable of suc- cessful cultivation in such situations * . We thus find , in equatorial regions , that , as we ascend above the level of the sea , vegetation undergoes modifications analogous to ...
... native plants of milder climates are capable of suc- cessful cultivation in such situations * . We thus find , in equatorial regions , that , as we ascend above the level of the sea , vegetation undergoes modifications analogous to ...
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