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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... River , from the Mountains of the Moon , and the Bahr - el - Azrek , or Blue River , from Abyssinia , refer to the colour which they receive from the quantity of earth with which they are impregnated . The united rivers , for some ...
... River , from the Mountains of the Moon , and the Bahr - el - Azrek , or Blue River , from Abyssinia , refer to the colour which they receive from the quantity of earth with which they are impregnated . The united rivers , for some ...
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... river , was navigated downwards as far as San Carlos , then supposed to lie under the equator , but actually about 2 ° N. From thence the travellers retraced the river , passed from it into the Cassiquiare , and again entered the main ...
... river , was navigated downwards as far as San Carlos , then supposed to lie under the equator , but actually about 2 ° N. From thence the travellers retraced the river , passed from it into the Cassiquiare , and again entered the main ...
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... river of the Amazons . Its prin- cipal affluents rival the largest rivers of the Eastern continent , as appears from ... river is navigable by vessels of any burden , for at the confluence of the Tunguragua and Ucayali , where the Amazon ...
... river of the Amazons . Its prin- cipal affluents rival the largest rivers of the Eastern continent , as appears from ... river is navigable by vessels of any burden , for at the confluence of the Tunguragua and Ucayali , where the Amazon ...
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