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... Winds PAGE 7 15 27 34 VI . Climate 47 VII . Geographical Distribution of Plants Key to Plate IV . Key to Plate V. VIII . Geographical Distribution of Animals 62 66 82 86 IX . Geographical Distribution of Man 116 X. General Features of ...
... Winds PAGE 7 15 27 34 VI . Climate 47 VII . Geographical Distribution of Plants Key to Plate IV . Key to Plate V. VIII . Geographical Distribution of Animals 62 66 82 86 IX . Geographical Distribution of Man 116 X. General Features of ...
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... WINDS . EVAPORATION.DEW . - MISTS.CLOUDS . - RAIN . • God made The firmament , expanse of liquid , pure , Transparent , elemental air , diffused In circuit to the uttermost extent Of this great round . MILTON . THE earth is surrounded ...
... WINDS . EVAPORATION.DEW . - MISTS.CLOUDS . - RAIN . • God made The firmament , expanse of liquid , pure , Transparent , elemental air , diffused In circuit to the uttermost extent Of this great round . MILTON . THE earth is surrounded ...
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... winds ; a circumstance attributable to the different nature of the surface over which these winds pass ; the easterly crossing the continent of Europe , whilst the westerly sweep across the wide Atlantic Ocean . This phenomenon is ...
... winds ; a circumstance attributable to the different nature of the surface over which these winds pass ; the easterly crossing the continent of Europe , whilst the westerly sweep across the wide Atlantic Ocean . This phenomenon is ...
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... wind . When , however , they unite into drops , they become heavier , and fall to the earth in the form of rain ; the ... winds ; if these pass over the ocean , they bring a considerable portion of vapour , and if the shores present an ...
... wind . When , however , they unite into drops , they become heavier , and fall to the earth in the form of rain ; the ... winds ; if these pass over the ocean , they bring a considerable portion of vapour , and if the shores present an ...
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... winds sweeping over the expanse of the Atlantic Ocean , deposit more rain in the western , than in the eastern districts . Thus , as we have seen , the mean annual quantity of rain at Edinburgh is 24 inches , whilst in the neighbourhood ...
... winds sweeping over the expanse of the Atlantic Ocean , deposit more rain in the western , than in the eastern districts . Thus , as we have seen , the mean annual quantity of rain at Edinburgh is 24 inches , whilst in the neighbourhood ...
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