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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... physically insulated , but bound together by fine relationships , the nature of which , judging from the progress of ... physical universe , clear and insurmountable in the present state as are its bounds with respect to the spiritual ...
... physically insulated , but bound together by fine relationships , the nature of which , judging from the progress of ... physical universe , clear and insurmountable in the present state as are its bounds with respect to the spiritual ...
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... physical cause may be found for the preference , in the case of passing visitors , independent of all national partiality . Owing to the greater transparency of the atmosphere in Switzerland , the giant mountains east of the Lake of ...
... physical cause may be found for the preference , in the case of passing visitors , independent of all national partiality . Owing to the greater transparency of the atmosphere in Switzerland , the giant mountains east of the Lake of ...
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... Physical Geography - the consideration of the changes to which the surface of the globe is subject , and of the causes which produce them , already indi- cated in the preceding pages . From the experience of many an individual life , it ...
... Physical Geography - the consideration of the changes to which the surface of the globe is subject , and of the causes which produce them , already indi- cated in the preceding pages . From the experience of many an individual life , it ...
Contents
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