The Gallery of Nature; a Pictorial and Descriptive Tour Through Creation, Illustrative of the Wonders of Astronmy, Physical Geography, and Geology |
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... according to their character . This motion gives rise to the extraordinary spectacle , of summer productions and winter formations being sometimes in immediate contact with each other , the ice - fields obtruding into flowery meadows ...
... according to their character . This motion gives rise to the extraordinary spectacle , of summer productions and winter formations being sometimes in immediate contact with each other , the ice - fields obtruding into flowery meadows ...
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... according as the weather is , it is lulled asleep , and comes no more till the next morning . Land - breezes are as remarkable as any winds that I have yet treated of ; they are quite contrary to the sea - breezes ; for those blow right ...
... according as the weather is , it is lulled asleep , and comes no more till the next morning . Land - breezes are as remarkable as any winds that I have yet treated of ; they are quite contrary to the sea - breezes ; for those blow right ...
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... according to Mr. Hinds , at the pre- sent time there are 89,000 species of plants described ; and computing for countries scarcely examined , or as yet wholly unexplored , he supposes the total aggregate of species which vegetate on the ...
... according to Mr. Hinds , at the pre- sent time there are 89,000 species of plants described ; and computing for countries scarcely examined , or as yet wholly unexplored , he supposes the total aggregate of species which vegetate on the ...
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Illustrated TitleAstronomy | 14 |
Sycne near Alexandria | 89 |
Translation of the Earth in space | 159 |
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ancient animals appearance Aratus astronomical Atlantic atmosphere bodies cause celestial centre climate clouds coast colour comet constellation continent dark diameter direction disk distance districts diurnal motion earth eclipse ecliptic elevation equator Europe exhibits extent feet Flamstead globe heat heavens height Herschel Hipparchus horizon hundred hyæna immense inhabitants island Jupiter Keppler lake land latitude light limestone lunar magnitude mass moon motion mountains nature nearly night northern northern hemisphere observed occur ocean orbit Orinoco owing parallax passing perihelion period phenomena plain planet pole present Ptolemy Pyrenees quadrupeds rain regions remarkable revolution rise river rock rotation round sand satellites Saturn seen shore side snow solar southern space species spot square miles stars stratum stream summit supposed surface telescope temperature terrestrial trees tropical Tycho Brahe Uranus valley vapour vast vegetation velocity Venus visible volcanic wind winter zone