Notes of a Naturalist in South AmericaK. Paul, Trench & Company, 1887 - 416 pagini |
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... night , on the only occasion during the entire voyage , remained for some hours below 3000. A moderate breeze from the north brought with it a disproportionately heavy sea , and although there was no sensible pitching , the ship rolled ...
... night , on the only occasion during the entire voyage , remained for some hours below 3000. A moderate breeze from the north brought with it a disproportionately heavy sea , and although there was no sensible pitching , the ship rolled ...
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... night being dark , we saw very little of that or any other of the Azores group . The spring temperature of these islands is about the same as that of places in the same latitude in Portugal ; but it appears that the cooling effect of ...
... night being dark , we saw very little of that or any other of the Azores group . The spring temperature of these islands is about the same as that of places in the same latitude in Portugal ; but it appears that the cooling effect of ...
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... night preceding our arrival . This is more than usually falls during the entire month of March , and seemed to be welcomed by the entire population . On landing we encountered a good deal of greasy grey mud in the streets , but all was ...
... night preceding our arrival . This is more than usually falls during the entire month of March , and seemed to be welcomed by the entire population . On landing we encountered a good deal of greasy grey mud in the streets , but all was ...
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... nights and two days , was highly enjoyable , but uneventful . With a tem- perature of about 80 ° in the shade , and a pleasant breeze from the north - east , life on deck was much more attractive than any occupation in the cabins , and ...
... nights and two days , was highly enjoyable , but uneventful . With a tem- perature of about 80 ° in the shade , and a pleasant breeze from the north - east , life on deck was much more attractive than any occupation in the cabins , and ...
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... night for eating , drinking , smoking , and loud discussion by the floating foreign population of the town . At the present time the engineers and other officials con- nected with the Ship Canal formed the predominant element ; but ...
... night for eating , drinking , smoking , and loud discussion by the floating foreign population of the town . At the present time the engineers and other officials con- nected with the Ship Canal formed the predominant element ; but ...
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