Notes of a Naturalist in South AmericaK. Paul, Trench & Company, 1887 - 416 pagini |
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... amount at 3000 inches of mercury , those calcu- lated on the continent starting from a pressure of 760 millimetres , or about 29.921 inches . It is ad- mitted that this mode of determining heights , when comparative observations at a ...
... amount at 3000 inches of mercury , those calcu- lated on the continent starting from a pressure of 760 millimetres , or about 29.921 inches . It is ad- mitted that this mode of determining heights , when comparative observations at a ...
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... amount which is known to prevail at given seasons . Such a correction could not , of course , be made avail- able in very variable climates , such as that of the British Islands , but might be applied in many parts of the broad zone ...
... amount which is known to prevail at given seasons . Such a correction could not , of course , be made avail- able in very variable climates , such as that of the British Islands , but might be applied in many parts of the broad zone ...
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... amount of rainfall . This averages from fifty - eight to fifty - nine inches annually , but any considerable deficiency , such as occurred in the year 1873 , leads to a proportionate diminution in the sugar crop . Among other tokens of ...
... amount of rainfall . This averages from fifty - eight to fifty - nine inches annually , but any considerable deficiency , such as occurred in the year 1873 , leads to a proportionate diminution in the sugar crop . Among other tokens of ...
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... amount of fine alluvial mud , which , if discharged into the canal , must be a source of future difficulty . What chiefly struck the eye of the passing traveller was the broad band which had been cleared across the isthmus to mark the ...
... amount of fine alluvial mud , which , if discharged into the canal , must be a source of future difficulty . What chiefly struck the eye of the passing traveller was the broad band which had been cleared across the isthmus to mark the ...
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John Ball. addition whose amount experience alone can fully determine . The only race combining physical strength with any moderate adaptation to the climate is ap- parently the African negro , and even with these the amount of sickness ...
John Ball. addition whose amount experience alone can fully determine . The only race combining physical strength with any moderate adaptation to the climate is ap- parently the African negro , and even with these the amount of sickness ...
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