Recreations in Physical Geography; or, The Earth as it is |
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... Surface - Phenomena of Earthquakes and Vol- canos III . General Distribution of 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 ...
... Surface - Phenomena of Earthquakes and Vol- canos III . General Distribution of 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 ...
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... 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 further to impart . We ...
... 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 further to impart . We ...
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... surface , every mineral contained in its bosom , every variation in its atmosphere . Pleasant to know , and worthiest to be all Had in remembrance always with delight ; But what created man can comprehend Their beauties , or the Wisdom ...
... surface , every mineral contained in its bosom , every variation in its atmosphere . Pleasant to know , and worthiest to be all Had in remembrance always with delight ; But what created man can comprehend Their beauties , or the Wisdom ...
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... surface of the earth , a general agreement is observed to prevail in corresponding climates and situations ; and thus , if we are acquainted with the facts relative to one country , or to a certain portion of the earth's surface , we ...
... surface of the earth , a general agreement is observed to prevail in corresponding climates and situations ; and thus , if we are acquainted with the facts relative to one country , or to a certain portion of the earth's surface , we ...
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... surface , kindle in us a desire to become acquainted with all that is remarkable on the face of the globe ; in short , with all that descriptive geography , ( for such in fact it is , though perhaps little thought of under that name ...
... surface , kindle in us a desire to become acquainted with all that is remarkable on the face of the globe ; in short , with all that descriptive geography , ( for such in fact it is , though perhaps little thought of under that name ...
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