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... Strata , CHAPTER II . Page . ยท . 177 Chronological Arrangement of Strata -- Fossiliferous Strata -Tertiary System - Secondary Formations - Unstratified Rocks - Geological Names - Ideal Section of the Crust of the Earth , CHAPTER III ...
... Strata , CHAPTER II . Page . ยท . 177 Chronological Arrangement of Strata -- Fossiliferous Strata -Tertiary System - Secondary Formations - Unstratified Rocks - Geological Names - Ideal Section of the Crust of the Earth , CHAPTER III ...
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... strata of horizontal air , with the greatest facility , giving us the rich and brilliant hues of sunset and sunrise , tinging the morning and evening clouds with glowing red , and gold ; and the sober twilight , with that purple fading ...
... strata of horizontal air , with the greatest facility , giving us the rich and brilliant hues of sunset and sunrise , tinging the morning and evening clouds with glowing red , and gold ; and the sober twilight , with that purple fading ...
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... strata , the highest of which had an altitude of about fifteen de- grees . In a later voyage performed in 1822 , he saw his father's ship when below the horizon . It was " says he , " so well de- Ened that I could distinguish by a ...
... strata , the highest of which had an altitude of about fifteen de- grees . In a later voyage performed in 1822 , he saw his father's ship when below the horizon . It was " says he , " so well de- Ened that I could distinguish by a ...
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... strata are composed of more inflammable materials than common air ; hydrogen gas is continually being emitted by the great laboratory of nature , and ascends to the upper regions , here , when released from pressure it may expand to at ...
... strata are composed of more inflammable materials than common air ; hydrogen gas is continually being emitted by the great laboratory of nature , and ascends to the upper regions , here , when released from pressure it may expand to at ...
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... strata of the at- mosphere , which he supposes phosphorescent , would form a large luminous circle which we would see surrounding the sun at noon , provided it was not eclipsed by his superior brilliancy ; after sun- set it would appear ...
... strata of the at- mosphere , which he supposes phosphorescent , would form a large luminous circle which we would see surrounding the sun at noon , provided it was not eclipsed by his superior brilliancy ; after sun- set it would appear ...
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