Cosmos: A Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe, Volume 5H.G. Bohn, 1858 |
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... portion Intensity Inclination Declination Polar light SECOND SECTION 34 48 . 49-162 .49-87 . 87-101 102-118 118-151 151-162 162-483 Reaction of the interior of the earth upon its surface 162 , etc. Earthquakes ; dynamic action , waves ...
... portion Intensity Inclination Declination Polar light SECOND SECTION 34 48 . 49-162 .49-87 . 87-101 102-118 118-151 151-162 162-483 Reaction of the interior of the earth upon its surface 162 , etc. Earthquakes ; dynamic action , waves ...
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... portion of this volume having been printed almost three years ago , it seemed especially necessary , with reference to a subject which has so long been a favourite one with me , that I should supply what was wanting by some additional ...
... portion of this volume having been printed almost three years ago , it seemed especially necessary , with reference to a subject which has so long been a favourite one with me , that I should supply what was wanting by some additional ...
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... portion of cosmical delineation , and the eye is the only organ of cosmical contemplation , our telluric sphere has , on the other hand , the preponderating advantage of presenting us with a greater and a scientifically distinguishable ...
... portion of cosmical delineation , and the eye is the only organ of cosmical contemplation , our telluric sphere has , on the other hand , the preponderating advantage of presenting us with a greater and a scientifically distinguishable ...
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... portion of the organic physical world , which is accessible to our observation , is apparently a laboratory of death and decay ; but that great natural process of slow combustion , which we call decay , does not terminate in ...
... portion of the organic physical world , which is accessible to our observation , is apparently a laboratory of death and decay ; but that great natural process of slow combustion , which we call decay , does not terminate in ...
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... PORTION OF THE PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE UNIVERSE . ― In the attempt to grasp the inexhaustible materials afforded ... portions , namely , the inorganic and the organic depart- ments . The former comprises the size , form , and density ...
... PORTION OF THE PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE UNIVERSE . ― In the attempt to grasp the inexhaustible materials afforded ... portions , namely , the inorganic and the organic depart- ments . The former comprises the size , form , and density ...
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Abich according acid active volcanoes America andesite Annalen appear ascended Asia 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 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