Notes of a Naturalist in South AmericaK. Paul, Trench & Company, 1887 - 416 pagini |
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... fact that the human hand possesses five fingers . If in some future stage of development our race should acquire a ... facts of physics was in a rudimentary stage , and its survival at the present day is a matter of marvel to the student ...
... fact that the human hand possesses five fingers . If in some future stage of development our race should acquire a ... facts of physics was in a rudimentary stage , and its survival at the present day is a matter of marvel to the student ...
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... the permanence of the great ocean valleys ; but in point of fact very few men who stay at home do occupy themselves with these questions , and it is no slight ' B privilege to feel drawn towards them by the hourly suggestions.
... the permanence of the great ocean valleys ; but in point of fact very few men who stay at home do occupy themselves with these questions , and it is no slight ' B privilege to feel drawn towards them by the hourly suggestions.
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... fact of the continuance of high or low pressures at the sea - level at certain seasons in some parts of the world has scarcely been sufficiently noted in connection with the ordinary rules for the measurement of heights by means of the ...
... fact of the continuance of high or low pressures at the sea - level at certain seasons in some parts of the world has scarcely been sufficiently noted in connection with the ordinary rules for the measurement of heights by means of the ...
Pagina 35
... fact that , although separated by an interval of nearly three thousand miles , and by the great barrier of the Andes , the plants seen in and around the forest at Buenaventura were almost all nearly allied to Brazilian forms . Further ...
... fact that , although separated by an interval of nearly three thousand miles , and by the great barrier of the Andes , the plants seen in and around the forest at Buenaventura were almost all nearly allied to Brazilian forms . Further ...
Pagina 47
... fact , abundant rain lasting for several days recurs at intervals of three or four years , the last having been seen in the year 1879 . As happens everywhere else in the arid coast zone , extending nearly two thousand miles from Payta ...
... fact , abundant rain lasting for several days recurs at intervals of three or four years , the last having been seen in the year 1879 . As happens everywhere else in the arid coast zone , extending nearly two thousand miles from Payta ...
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