Cosmos: A Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe, Volume 5H.G. Bohn, 1858 |
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... coast of France , and Fiume . It extends over the western chain of the Alps , and the plains of Milan and Padua , in a direct distance of 15 ° 32 ′ 27 ′′ , and was executed under the direction of Brousseaud and Largeteau , Plana and Car ...
... coast of France , and Fiume . It extends over the western chain of the Alps , and the plains of Milan and Padua , in a direct distance of 15 ° 32 ′ 27 ′′ , and was executed under the direction of Brousseaud and Largeteau , Plana and Car ...
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... coast of the Choco in Tumaco , those at Salaza in Quito , and those of Boussingault in la Vega de Zupia , Marmato , and Anserma Nuevo in the Cauca valley , the temperature scarcely varied one - tenth of a degree ; and almost within the ...
... coast of the Choco in Tumaco , those at Salaza in Quito , and those of Boussingault in la Vega de Zupia , Marmato , and Anserma Nuevo in the Cauca valley , the temperature scarcely varied one - tenth of a degree ; and almost within the ...
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... coast in 71 ° 12 ′ lat . that the ice - stratum was thawed in July as low as 3 feet beneath the herb - covered surface . Would that scientific travellers would afford us more general information regarding the geothermal relations in ...
... coast in 71 ° 12 ′ lat . that the ice - stratum was thawed in July as low as 3 feet beneath the herb - covered surface . Would that scientific travellers would afford us more general information regarding the geothermal relations in ...
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... coast of Africa . 56 Fully 200 years earlier , under the reign of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus , who is called An - tun by the writers of the dynasty of Han , Roman legates came by sea by way of Ton- quin to China . The application of the ...
... coast of Africa . 56 Fully 200 years earlier , under the reign of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus , who is called An - tun by the writers of the dynasty of Han , Roman legates came by sea by way of Ton- quin to China . The application of the ...
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... Coast of Africa , and , according to the testimony of Raymundus Lullus ( in his nautical work Fenix de las Maravillas del Orbe , 1286 ) the Barcelonians employed atlases , astrolabes , and compasses , long before Jaime Ferrer . The ...
... Coast of Africa , and , according to the testimony of Raymundus Lullus ( in his nautical work Fenix de las Maravillas del Orbe , 1286 ) the Barcelonians employed atlases , astrolabes , and compasses , long before Jaime Ferrer . The ...
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