The Gallery of Nature; a Pictorial and Descriptive Tour Through Creation, Illustrative of the Wonders of Astronmy, Physical Geography, and Geology |
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... Italy Near the river Negos , Thrace In Thrace At Quesnoy Near Larissa , Macedonia About 1200 stones - one of 120 lbs . Near Padua , in Italy Another of 60 lbs . Another of 59 lbs . Shower of sand for 15 hours Shower of sulphur ...
... Italy Near the river Negos , Thrace In Thrace At Quesnoy Near Larissa , Macedonia About 1200 stones - one of 120 lbs . Near Padua , in Italy Another of 60 lbs . Another of 59 lbs . Shower of sand for 15 hours Shower of sulphur ...
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... Italy . In Scotland , the Scandinavian peninsula , the Alps , and Andes , many sheets of water are found set like ... Italian , English , and Irish lakes ; those of Killarney , amid the mountains of Kerry , in the sister island , being ...
... Italy . In Scotland , the Scandinavian peninsula , the Alps , and Andes , many sheets of water are found set like ... Italian , English , and Irish lakes ; those of Killarney , amid the mountains of Kerry , in the sister island , being ...
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... Italy , and the Atlas ; the irregular western border of Spain , Ireland , the north of Scotland , and Scandinavia , is of similar structure . Within this area , the Sierras of Spain , the Pyrenees , the Alps , and many minor mountains ...
... Italy , and the Atlas ; the irregular western border of Spain , Ireland , the north of Scotland , and Scandinavia , is of similar structure . Within this area , the Sierras of Spain , the Pyrenees , the Alps , and many minor mountains ...
Contents
Illustrated TitleAstronomy | 14 |
Sycne near Alexandria | 89 |
Translation of the Earth in space | 159 |
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