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Pagina 10
... extend in a very attenuated form to about the altitude of forty - five miles , is capable of retaining much more heat when compressed by the weight of the superincumbent column , than when less compressed . The higher , therefore , we ...
... extend in a very attenuated form to about the altitude of forty - five miles , is capable of retaining much more heat when compressed by the weight of the superincumbent column , than when less compressed . The higher , therefore , we ...
Pagina 16
... and the rainless district would extend unbroken from the edge of the Sahara to China , were it not that the Red Sea and Persian Gulf afford sources for evaporation in two instances , and the Himalaya Mountains 16 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY .
... and the rainless district would extend unbroken from the edge of the Sahara to China , were it not that the Red Sea and Persian Gulf afford sources for evaporation in two instances , and the Himalaya Mountains 16 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY .
Pagina 17
... . ) for the limits of the principal plants most important to mankind . The occasional variations in the degree north or south to which . C they may extend , are to be attributed , not INFLUENCE OF CLIMATE ON VEGETATION . 17.
... . ) for the limits of the principal plants most important to mankind . The occasional variations in the degree north or south to which . C they may extend , are to be attributed , not INFLUENCE OF CLIMATE ON VEGETATION . 17.
Pagina 18
... extend , are to be attributed , not always to the pre- cise mean temperature of the place , but frequently to the equable temperature throughout the year . Some plants , as the vine and the wheat , will bear considerable degrees of cold ...
... extend , are to be attributed , not always to the pre- cise mean temperature of the place , but frequently to the equable temperature throughout the year . Some plants , as the vine and the wheat , will bear considerable degrees of cold ...
Pagina 41
... extend to its Southern extremity . Near Naples , is the celebrated Volcano of Vesuvius . In Sicily is the much more stupendous Volcano of Etna , near Catania . The height of Vesuvius is only 3932 feet , and its circumference not more ...
... extend to its Southern extremity . Near Naples , is the celebrated Volcano of Vesuvius . In Sicily is the much more stupendous Volcano of Etna , near Catania . The height of Vesuvius is only 3932 feet , and its circumference not more ...
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Pagina 20 - Encyclopaedia of Geography ; comprising a complete Description of the Earth : Exhibiting its Relation to the Heavenly Bodies, its Physical Structure, the Natural History of each Country, and the Industry, Commerce, Political Institutions, and Civil and Social State of All Nations. Second Edition ; with 82 Maps, and upwards of 1,000 other Woodcuts. 8vo. price 60s. Neale.
Pagina 15 - Britannicum abridged : Containing the Hardy Trees and Shrubs of Great Britain, Native and Foreign, Scientifically and Popularly Described ; with their Propagation, Culture, and Uses in the Arts ; and with Engravings of nearly all the Species. Adapted for the use of Nurserymen, Gardeners, and Foresters.
Pagina 28 - Thomson's Tables of Interest, at Three, Four, Four-and-a-Half, and Five per Cent., from One Pound to Ten Thousand, and from 1 to 365 Days, in a regular progression of single Days ; with Interest at all the above Rates, from One to Twelve Months, and from One to Ten Years.
Pagina 5 - A Dictionary of Practical Medicine : Comprising General Pathology, the Nature and Treatment of Diseases, Morbid Structures, and the Disorders especially...
Pagina 2 - Blair's Chronological and Historical Tables, from the Creation to the present time : With Additions and Corrections from the most authentic Writers ; including the Computation of St. Paul, as connecting the Period from the Exode to the Temple.
Pagina 22 - PORTLOCK.— REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTY of LONDONDERRY, and of Parts of Tyrone and Fermanagh, examined and described under the Authority of the Master-General and Board of Ordnance. By JE PORTLOCK, FRS &c.
Pagina 17 - Mrs. Marcet's Conversations on Chemistry, in which the Elements of that Science are familiarly explained and illustrated by Experiments.
Pagina 9 - HARRY HIEOVER.- STABLE TALK AND TABLE TALK; or, SPECTACLES for YOUNG SPORTSMEN.
Pagina 15 - London's Encyclopaedia of Agriculture: comprising the Laying-out, Improvement, and Management of Landed Property, and the Cultivation and Economy of the Productions of Agriculture.
Pagina 10 - Visits to Remarkable Places : Old Halls, Battle-Fields, and Scenes illustrative of Striking Passages in English History and Poetry. By WILLIAM HOWITT. 2 vols. square crown 8vo. with Wood Engravings, 25s. The Rural Life of England.