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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... Elevation of Potosi , the highest city of the globe 13,330 Elevation of Santa Fe de Bogota 8,727 Elevation of the city of Mexico 7,520 Highest pass in Europe , that of the Cervin , Col du Geant , Alps 11,274 Highest constructed road in ...
... Elevation of Potosi , the highest city of the globe 13,330 Elevation of Santa Fe de Bogota 8,727 Elevation of the city of Mexico 7,520 Highest pass in Europe , that of the Cervin , Col du Geant , Alps 11,274 Highest constructed road in ...
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... elevation upon temperature it is obvious that a country may have all the varieties of climate within a very scanty area ; and accordingly , in several parts of the torrid zone , an unfortunate geographical position is compensated by a ...
... elevation upon temperature it is obvious that a country may have all the varieties of climate within a very scanty area ; and accordingly , in several parts of the torrid zone , an unfortunate geographical position is compensated by a ...
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... elevation of auroral phe- nomena . They clearly occur within the limits of our atmosphere , from the fact of the earth's diurnal motion having no effect upon the apparent position of the meteor . M. de Mairan assigns to it a mean height ...
... elevation of auroral phe- nomena . They clearly occur within the limits of our atmosphere , from the fact of the earth's diurnal motion having no effect upon the apparent position of the meteor . M. de Mairan assigns to it a mean height ...
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Illustrated TitleAstronomy | 14 |
Sycne near Alexandria | 89 |
Translation of the Earth in space | 159 |
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