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, Объемы 1-2Harper & Brothers, 1846 - Всего страниц: 336 |
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... remains moist in these sali- trales ( as the Spaniards improperly call them , mis- taking this substance for saltpetre ) , nothing is to be seen but an extensive plain composed of a black , muddy soil , supporting scattered tufts of ...
... remains moist in these sali- trales ( as the Spaniards improperly call them , mis- taking this substance for saltpetre ) , nothing is to be seen but an extensive plain composed of a black , muddy soil , supporting scattered tufts of ...
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... remains of gigantic land - animals em- bedded in it . These have been fully described by Professor Owen , in the Zoology of the voyage of the Beagle , and are deposited in the College of Surgeons . I will here give only a brief outline ...
... remains of gigantic land - animals em- bedded in it . These have been fully described by Professor Owen , in the Zoology of the voyage of the Beagle , and are deposited in the College of Surgeons . I will here give only a brief outline ...
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... remains of these nine great quadrupeds , and many detached bones , were found embedded on the beach , within the ... remains were embedded , contains , according to Professor Ehrenberg , eight fresh - water and one salt - water ...
... remains of these nine great quadrupeds , and many detached bones , were found embedded on the beach , within the ... remains were embedded , contains , according to Professor Ehrenberg , eight fresh - water and one salt - water ...
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... remains were fresh and uni- ted by their ligaments when deposited in the grav- el together with the shells . Hence we have good evidence that the above enumerated gigantic quad- rupeds , more different from those of the present day than ...
... remains were fresh and uni- ted by their ligaments when deposited in the grav- el together with the shells . Hence we have good evidence that the above enumerated gigantic quad- rupeds , more different from those of the present day than ...
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... tree , up and down and all around , till it is sufficiently weakened to be broken down . The beds including the above fossil remains stand only from fifteen to twenty feet above the level of high - water ; and hence the elevation.
... tree , up and down and all around , till it is sufficiently weakened to be broken down . The beds including the above fossil remains stand only from fifteen to twenty feet above the level of high - water ; and hence the elevation.
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animals appearance Archipelago atolls Bahia Blanca Banda Oriental barrier-reefs Beagle birds Buenos Ayres Cape Captain Fitz Roy capybara cattle Chile Chiloe cliffs climate coast colour common Copiapó coral Cordillera covered curious distance eggs extreme feet forest Fuegians Gauchos genus greater number guanaco habits head heard height hills horses hundred Indians inhabitants insects island islets Jemmy Button killed kind land lazo legs living Macrauchenia miles Monte Video morning mountains nearly nest never night observed ocean ostrich Pampas party passed Patagonia plain plants Plata Porto Praya probably quadrupeds rain reef remarkable resemble Rio Negro river road rock round salt scarcely seen shells shore side South America southern species spider stones Strait of Magellan stream surface thick Tierra del Fuego tion trees tribe valley vegetation Voyage whole wild wind wood yards
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Стр. 284 - At present, even a piece of cloth given to one is torn into shreds and distributed; and no one individual becomes richer than another. On the other hand, it is difficult to understand how a chief can arise till there is property of some sort by which he might manifest his superiority and increase his power. I believe, in this extreme part of South America, man exists in a lower state of improvement than in any other part of the world.
Стр. 251 - When we were on shore the party looked rather alarmed, but continued talking and making gestures with great rapidity. It was without exception the most curious and interesting spectacle I ever beheld: I could not have believed how wide was the difference between savage and civilised man: it is greater than between a wild and domesticated animal, inasmuch as in man there is a greater power of improvement.
Стр. 21 - In England, any person fond of natural history enjoys in his walks a great advantage, by always having something to attract his attention ; but in these fertile climates, teeming with life, the attractions are so numerous that he is scarcely able to walk at all.
Стр. 204 - None can reply— all seems eternal now. The wilderness has a mysterious tongue Which teaches awful doubt,— or faith so mild, So solemn, so serene, that Man may be, But for such faith, with Nature reconciled. Thou hast a voice, great Mountain, to repeal Large codes of fraud and woe; not understood By all, but which the wise and great and good Interpret, or make felt, or deeply feel.