Cosmos: A Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe, Volume 5H.G. Bohn, 1858 |
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... ( Asie Centrale , t . i , p . 58 ) that Strabo , who alone makes use of the very characteristic word oporέdia , says that the difference of climate which arises from geogra- phical position must everywhere be distinguished from that which ...
... ( Asie Centrale , t . i , p . 58 ) that Strabo , who alone makes use of the very characteristic word oporέdia , says that the difference of climate which arises from geogra- phical position must everywhere be distinguished from that which ...
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... Asie Centrale , t . i , p . xl - xlii , and Examen Crit . de l'Hist . de la Géographie , t . iii , p . 35. Eduard Biot , who has extended and confirmed by his own careful and bibliographical studies , and with the assistance of my ...
... Asie Centrale , t . i , p . xl - xlii , and Examen Crit . de l'Hist . de la Géographie , t . iii , p . 35. Eduard Biot , who has extended and confirmed by his own careful and bibliographical studies , and with the assistance of my ...
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... ( Asie Centrale , t . iii , pp . 440-478 ) . 1829. The Imperial Academy of Sciences at St. Peters- burgh , acceded to ... central observatory in the capital of the empire under the efficient scientific direction of Pro- fessor Kupffer ...
... ( Asie Centrale , t . iii , pp . 440-478 ) . 1829. The Imperial Academy of Sciences at St. Peters- burgh , acceded to ... central observatory in the capital of the empire under the efficient scientific direction of Pro- fessor Kupffer ...
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... Asie Centrale , t . i , p . 8 ; t . ii , p . 141 ; t . iii , pp . 468 , 477 ) . 1831-1836 . Captain Fitzroy in his voyage round the world in the Beagle , as well as in the survey of the coasts of the most southern portions of America ...
... Asie Centrale , t . i , p . 8 ; t . ii , p . 141 ; t . iii , pp . 468 , 477 ) . 1831-1836 . Captain Fitzroy in his voyage round the world in the Beagle , as well as in the survey of the coasts of the most southern portions of America ...
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... Asie Centrale , t . iii , p . 442 . Inclination . The knowledge of the isoclinal curves , or MAGNETIC OBSERVATIONS . 101.
... Asie Centrale , t . iii , p . 442 . Inclination . The knowledge of the isoclinal curves , or MAGNETIC OBSERVATIONS . 101.
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Abich according acid active volcanoes America andesite Annalen appear ascended Asie Centrale augite basaltic Boussingault chain Chimborazo coast cones conical mountain contain Cordilleras Cosmos Cotopaxi crater declination depth direction distance earth earthquakes east eastern Eifel elevation eruption Etna expedition feet felspar fissures formation fragments geognostic geographical miles geological granite Gunung Gustav Rose heat height hemisphere Hobarton horary hornblende hornitos Humboldt inclination intensity interior investigations island Java Jorullo Junghuhn lake latitude lava lava-streams Leopold von Buch leucite magnetic force masses measurement meridian Mexico needle northern observations obsidian Ocean oligoclase olivine parallel period phenomena phenomenon Phil Poggend points portion pumice pumice-stone Quito remarkable rise rock Sabine scoriæ Sir James Ross southern springs Strabo strata subterranean sulphur summit surface temperature terrestrial magnetism tion toises trachytic Transact upheaval vapours variation Vesuvius volcanic activity Voyage western whilst