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Page xi
... Of Hecla — Of Skapta Jokul - Vol- canic Islands - Eruption of Jorullo , CHAPTER VIII . - 187 197 · - 207 221 235 1 · 243 Earthquakes , Phenomena of - Extent of Country Agitated-- Page . Gradual Elevation of Coasts - Temple of Jupiter.
... Of Hecla — Of Skapta Jokul - Vol- canic Islands - Eruption of Jorullo , CHAPTER VIII . - 187 197 · - 207 221 235 1 · 243 Earthquakes , Phenomena of - Extent of Country Agitated-- Page . Gradual Elevation of Coasts - Temple of Jupiter.
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... Islands - Atolls - Barrier and Fringing Reefs - Whit- sunday Island - Bolabola - Formation of Atolls and Bar- rier Reefs , · CHAPTER XII . - 287 Organic Remains - Infusoria in Flint - Age of the Earth- Minerals and Fossils - Imbedding ...
... Islands - Atolls - Barrier and Fringing Reefs - Whit- sunday Island - Bolabola - Formation of Atolls and Bar- rier Reefs , · CHAPTER XII . - 287 Organic Remains - Infusoria in Flint - Age of the Earth- Minerals and Fossils - Imbedding ...
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... island of Terra del Fuego from the continent . He likewise discovered the Marian and Phillipine islands , which he took possession of in the name of the King of Spain , and was killed on one of the latter group . His fleet was mostly ...
... island of Terra del Fuego from the continent . He likewise discovered the Marian and Phillipine islands , which he took possession of in the name of the King of Spain , and was killed on one of the latter group . His fleet was mostly ...
Page 107
... islands of Sumatra and Borneo , and the islands in the midst of the Pacific ocean ; also over the northern part of South America , the middle of Africa , and the Indian ocean . We will suppose it is the time of the au- tumnal equinox ...
... islands of Sumatra and Borneo , and the islands in the midst of the Pacific ocean ; also over the northern part of South America , the middle of Africa , and the Indian ocean . We will suppose it is the time of the au- tumnal equinox ...
Page 128
... islands within the tropics . In these sultry regions , as the day advances , a refreshing wind blows from the sea , and is suc- ceeded by an opposite current from the interior of the land on the approach of evening . The cause of these ...
... islands within the tropics . In these sultry regions , as the day advances , a refreshing wind blows from the sea , and is suc- ceeded by an opposite current from the interior of the land on the approach of evening . The cause of these ...
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