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 208
... covered with villages . Examining still more in detail , he would remark that the central range is composed of lofty peaks and smaller chains , covered with snow on their tops , but having all their slopes that are not very much ...
... covered with villages . Examining still more in detail , he would remark that the central range is composed of lofty peaks and smaller chains , covered with snow on their tops , but having all their slopes that are not very much ...
Page 233
... covered with perpetual ice . Sir Francis Head describes the pampas , stretching from Buenos Ayres to the Andes , as a vast plain , divided into regions of different climate and produce . The first of these regions is covered with clover ...
... covered with perpetual ice . Sir Francis Head describes the pampas , stretching from Buenos Ayres to the Andes , as a vast plain , divided into regions of different climate and produce . The first of these regions is covered with clover ...
Page 234
... covered with snow and ice . Flint , the American geographer , classes under the three distinct aspects of the Wooded , the Barrens , and the Prairie country , the general surface of this territory , the Far West , as it is termed by the ...
... covered with snow and ice . Flint , the American geographer , classes under the three distinct aspects of the Wooded , the Barrens , and the Prairie country , the general surface of this territory , the Far West , as it is termed by the ...
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Illustrated TitleAstronomy | 14 |
Sycne near Alexandria | 89 |
Translation of the Earth in space | 159 |
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ancient animals appearance Aratus astronomical Atlantic atmosphere bodies cause celestial centre climate clouds coast colour comet constellation continent dark diameter direction disk distance districts diurnal motion earth eclipse ecliptic elevation equator Europe exhibits extent feet Flamstead globe heat heavens height Herschel Hipparchus horizon hundred hyæna immense inhabitants island Jupiter Keppler lake land latitude light limestone lunar magnitude mass moon motion mountains nature nearly night northern northern hemisphere observed occur ocean orbit Orinoco owing parallax passing perihelion period phenomena plain planet pole present Ptolemy Pyrenees quadrupeds rain regions remarkable revolution rise river rock rotation round sand satellites Saturn seen shore side snow solar southern space species spot square miles stars stratum stream summit supposed surface telescope temperature terrestrial trees tropical Tycho Brahe Uranus valley vapour vast vegetation velocity Venus visible volcanic wind winter zone