Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage Round the World of H.M.S. "Beagle" Under Command of Captain Fitz Roy, R.N.J. Murray, 1909 - Всего страниц: 537 |
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... CHIEF PART OF WHATEVER SCIENTIFIC MERIT THIS JOURNAL AND THE OTHER WORKS OF THE AUTHOR MAY POSSESS , HAS BEEN DERIVED FROM STUDYING THE WELL- KNOWN ADMIRABLE PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY FROM THE ORIGINAL PREFACE I HAVE stated in the preface.
... CHIEF PART OF WHATEVER SCIENTIFIC MERIT THIS JOURNAL AND THE OTHER WORKS OF THE AUTHOR MAY POSSESS , HAS BEEN DERIVED FROM STUDYING THE WELL- KNOWN ADMIRABLE PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY FROM THE ORIGINAL PREFACE I HAVE stated in the preface.
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... chief means of giving me a taste for Natural History - who , during my absence , took charge of the collections I sent home , and by his corre- spondence directed my endeavours and who , since my return , has constantly rendered me ...
... chief means of giving me a taste for Natural History - who , during my absence , took charge of the collections I sent home , and by his corre- spondence directed my endeavours and who , since my return , has constantly rendered me ...
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... chief island of the Cape de Verd archipelago . The neighbourhood of Porto Praya , viewed from the sea , wears a desolate aspect . The volcanic fires of a past age , and the scorching heat of a tropical sun , have in most places rendered ...
... chief island of the Cape de Verd archipelago . The neighbourhood of Porto Praya , viewed from the sea , wears a desolate aspect . The volcanic fires of a past age , and the scorching heat of a tropical sun , have in most places rendered ...
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... chief sustenance from these swimming crabs . Seamen invariably attribute the discoloration of the water to spawn ; but I found this to be the case only on one occasion . At the distance of several leagues from the Archipelago of the ...
... chief sustenance from these swimming crabs . Seamen invariably attribute the discoloration of the water to spawn ; but I found this to be the case only on one occasion . At the distance of several leagues from the Archipelago of the ...
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... chief produce of this part of the country is coffee . Each tree is supposed to yield annually , on an average , two pounds ; but some give as much as eight . Mandioca or cassada is likewise cultivated in great quantity . Every part of ...
... chief produce of this part of the country is coffee . Each tree is supposed to yield annually , on an average , two pounds ; but some give as much as eight . Mandioca or cassada is likewise cultivated in great quantity . Every part of ...
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