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... observe , that all which is known by geologists respecting the construction of the earth , is confined to its outside , or crust . The earth itself is eight thousand miles in diameter : and of the centre of this mass we know nothing ...
... observe , that all which is known by geologists respecting the construction of the earth , is confined to its outside , or crust . The earth itself is eight thousand miles in diameter : and of the centre of this mass we know nothing ...
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... observe , that some kinds of rock are of a much firmer texture than others ; and are less easily affected by the influence of the weather . The hardest rocks appear to have been subjected to the action of fire , by which they have been ...
... observe , that some kinds of rock are of a much firmer texture than others ; and are less easily affected by the influence of the weather . The hardest rocks appear to have been subjected to the action of fire , by which they have been ...
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... observed on the side of Camp's Bay , rolling down in immense volumes to the very sea , over which it sometimes stretches farther than the eye can follow it . Nothing can be more singular than the appearance of this cloud . It is ...
... observed on the side of Camp's Bay , rolling down in immense volumes to the very sea , over which it sometimes stretches farther than the eye can follow it . Nothing can be more singular than the appearance of this cloud . It is ...
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... observed , is white , with a tinge of blue which is hardly perceptible . " Notwithstanding the extreme beauty of the snowy mountains and their glaciers , it is by no means desirable to live in their vicinity ; as it is generally ...
... observed , is white , with a tinge of blue which is hardly perceptible . " Notwithstanding the extreme beauty of the snowy mountains and their glaciers , it is by no means desirable to live in their vicinity ; as it is generally ...
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... observed that some large chasms in the side of the mountain increased during this heavy rain ; but as the chasms had existed more than ten years , nobody paid much attention to them . On the 4th of September the weather was serene and ...
... observed that some large chasms in the side of the mountain increased during this heavy rain ; but as the chasms had existed more than ten years , nobody paid much attention to them . On the 4th of September the weather was serene and ...
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Page 278 - Some years ago I kept a sloth, in my room for several months. I often took him out of the house, and placed him upon the ground, in order to have an opportunity of observing his motions. If the ground were rough, he would pull himself forwards, by...
Page 312 - They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters ; These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.