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 283
... stream is every where less than in any part above it , and is greatest at the surface ; and that in the middle of the stream the particles at the top move swifter than those at the sides . The ease with which running water bears along ...
... stream is every where less than in any part above it , and is greatest at the surface ; and that in the middle of the stream the particles at the top move swifter than those at the sides . The ease with which running water bears along ...
Page 362
... stream . This originates in the Mexican Gulf , and is the efflux of the waters accumulated there by the equatorial current . The stream is first clearly perceptible to the north - west of the island of Cuba , where it flows weakly to ...
... stream . This originates in the Mexican Gulf , and is the efflux of the waters accumulated there by the equatorial current . The stream is first clearly perceptible to the north - west of the island of Cuba , where it flows weakly to ...
Page 364
... stream originates , at once explains how a permanent wind and current , pursuing the direction indicated , must heap up the waters of the ocean in it , which necessarily run off , where a vent occurs , in order to find their level . The ...
... stream originates , at once explains how a permanent wind and current , pursuing the direction indicated , must heap up the waters of the ocean in it , which necessarily run off , where a vent occurs , in order to find their level . The ...
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Illustrated TitleAstronomy | 14 |
Sycne near Alexandria | 89 |
Translation of the Earth in space | 159 |
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