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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Page 377
... continued to do so till 8 h . 15 m . P. M. , when , having gone about thirty miles by the reckoning , I saw flashes of brilliant light mingled with the smoke , which was still distinctly visible by the light of the moon . " In a few ...
... continued to do so till 8 h . 15 m . P. M. , when , having gone about thirty miles by the reckoning , I saw flashes of brilliant light mingled with the smoke , which was still distinctly visible by the light of the moon . " In a few ...
Page 405
... continued abode of the lithodomi in the columns ; for as the inhabit- ant grows older , and increases in size , it bores a larger cavity , to correspond with the increasing magnitude of its shell . We must consequently infer a long ...
... continued abode of the lithodomi in the columns ; for as the inhabit- ant grows older , and increases in size , it bores a larger cavity , to correspond with the increasing magnitude of its shell . We must consequently infer a long ...
Page 542
... continued their journey , and by the time they were half way up , the cloud passed away , and most delightful weather succeeded . Thin , transparent vapours , which appeared to have risen from Loch Lomond beneath , were occasionally ...
... continued their journey , and by the time they were half way up , the cloud passed away , and most delightful weather succeeded . Thin , transparent vapours , which appeared to have risen from Loch Lomond beneath , were occasionally ...
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Illustrated TitleAstronomy | 14 |
Sycne near Alexandria | 89 |
Translation of the Earth in space | 159 |
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