Notes of a Naturalist in South AmericaK. Paul, Trench & Company, 1887 - 416 pagini |
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... tion to Mr. Robert Scott , F.R.S. , who has on many occasions been my guide to the valuable materials available in the library of the Meteorological Office . CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. Voyage across the Atlantic - Barbadoes X PREFACE .
... tion to Mr. Robert Scott , F.R.S. , who has on many occasions been my guide to the valuable materials available in the library of the Meteorological Office . CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. Voyage across the Atlantic - Barbadoes X PREFACE .
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... tion is not quite simple . Regarding the trade wind as a great current set up in the atmosphere , it is con- ceivable that the heating and consequent expansion which must occur as the sun acts upon it , tends to increase the rate of ...
... tion is not quite simple . Regarding the trade wind as a great current set up in the atmosphere , it is con- ceivable that the heating and consequent expansion which must occur as the sun acts upon it , tends to increase the rate of ...
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... tion announced either energy or intelligence , but it is impossible not to recognize some kind of ability in a man who , having held such a post at such a time , not only succeeded in escaping the ordinary fate of a Peruvian president ...
... tion announced either energy or intelligence , but it is impossible not to recognize some kind of ability in a man who , having held such a post at such a time , not only succeeded in escaping the ordinary fate of a Peruvian president ...
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... tion , the lassitude of the two preceding days utterly disappeared ; and as day dawned I stood on deck , with my tin box slung to my back , ready to go ashore long before there was any possibility of doing so . The officers told me ...
... tion , the lassitude of the two preceding days utterly disappeared ; and as day dawned I stood on deck , with my tin box slung to my back , ready to go ashore long before there was any possibility of doing so . The officers told me ...
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... tion , largely composed of shells of living species ; but this was nowhere seen in situ , and I was unable to conjecture the origin of these fragments . * For a list of the species collected , see the Journal of Linnæan Society , vol ...
... tion , largely composed of shells of living species ; but this was nowhere seen in situ , and I was unable to conjecture the origin of these fragments . * For a list of the species collected , see the Journal of Linnæan Society , vol ...
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