Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle Round the World: Under the Command of Capt. Fitz Roy, R.N.John Murray, 1873 - Всего страниц: 519 |
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... Winds - Pinnacles of snow- Dry and clear atmosphere - Electricity- Pampas - Zoology of the opposite sides of the Andes ... wind - Noises from a hill - Iquique - Salt alluvium - Nitrate of soda - Lima - Unhealthy country - Ruins of Callao ...
... Winds - Pinnacles of snow- Dry and clear atmosphere - Electricity- Pampas - Zoology of the opposite sides of the Andes ... wind - Noises from a hill - Iquique - Salt alluvium - Nitrate of soda - Lima - Unhealthy country - Ruins of Callao ...
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... wind , in a singular manner - some of them even at right angles to their trunks . The direction of the branches was exactly N.E. by N. , and S.W. by S. , and these natural vanes must indicate the prevailing direction of the force of the ...
... wind , in a singular manner - some of them even at right angles to their trunks . The direction of the branches was exactly N.E. by N. , and S.W. by S. , and these natural vanes must indicate the prevailing direction of the force of the ...
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... wind by the gauze of the vane at the mast - head . Mr. Lyell has also given me four packets of dust which fell on a vessel a few hundred miles northward of these islands . Professor Ehrenberg * finds that this dust consists in great ...
... wind by the gauze of the vane at the mast - head . Mr. Lyell has also given me four packets of dust which fell on a vessel a few hundred miles northward of these islands . Professor Ehrenberg * finds that this dust consists in great ...
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... wind . The only other appearance which I have to notice , is a thin oily coat on the water which displays iridescent colours I saw a considerable tract of the ocean thus covered ou the coast of Brazil ; the sea- men attributed it to the ...
... wind . The only other appearance which I have to notice , is a thin oily coat on the water which displays iridescent colours I saw a considerable tract of the ocean thus covered ou the coast of Brazil ; the sea- men attributed it to the ...
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... wind or water . I confess , however , there is a very great difficulty in imagining any one spot to be the ... winds and waves over the immense ocean . But on no other hypothesis can I understand their linear grouping . I may add that ...
... wind or water . I confess , however , there is a very great difficulty in imagining any one spot to be the ... winds and waves over the immense ocean . But on no other hypothesis can I understand their linear grouping . I may add that ...
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animals appear archipelago atolls Bahia Blanca barrier-reefs Beagle Beagle Channel believe birds boat Buenos Ayres Cape Captain Fitz Roy capybara cattle Chile Chiloe Chonos Archipelago cliffs climate coast colour common Copiapó corals Cordillera covered curious distance earthquake elevation extremely feet forest formed Fuegians Gauchos genus greater number ground guanaco habits head heard height hills horses hundred Indians inhabitants insects island islets Jemmy Button killed kind land living manner mass miles morning mountains natives nearly never night observed ocean Pampas party passed Patagonia plain plants Plata probably quadrupeds Quillota rain reef remarkable resemble Rio Negro river road rock scarcely scenery seen shells shore side snow South America southern species spot stones Strait of Magellan stream summit surface thick Tierra del Fuego trees tribe valley vegetation voyage whole wild wind wood