Advanced Text-book of Physical GeographyW. Blackwood and sons, 1864 - 320 páginas |
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... parallels of latitude , present such differences in climate ? Why are mountain - heights perpetually enveloped in snow , while the lower ridges are clothed in verdure and blossom ? Why does one region of a continent be arid and rainless ...
... parallels of latitude , present such differences in climate ? Why are mountain - heights perpetually enveloped in snow , while the lower ridges are clothed in verdure and blossom ? Why does one region of a continent be arid and rainless ...
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... parallel lines called the Tropics ( Gr . trope , a turning ) , from their marking the turning - points of the sun in the ecliptic ; that on the north being known as the Tropic of Cancer , and that on the south as the Tropic of Capricorn ...
... parallel lines called the Tropics ( Gr . trope , a turning ) , from their marking the turning - points of the sun in the ecliptic ; that on the north being known as the Tropic of Cancer , and that on the south as the Tropic of Capricorn ...
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David Page. parallel line that on the north being called the Arctic Circle ( from the northern constellation , Arctos , the Bear ) , and that on the south the Antarctic Circle , because opposite ( anti , opposite ) to that of the north ...
David Page. parallel line that on the north being called the Arctic Circle ( from the northern constellation , Arctos , the Bear ) , and that on the south the Antarctic Circle , because opposite ( anti , opposite ) to that of the north ...
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... Parallels and Meridians . 50 40 30 20 equator can never exceed the Longitude , on the other hand , a fixed meridian ... parallel to each other , geo- graphers speak of parallels of latitude , designating those that lie near to the ...
... Parallels and Meridians . 50 40 30 20 equator can never exceed the Longitude , on the other hand , a fixed meridian ... parallel to each other , geo- graphers speak of parallels of latitude , designating those that lie near to the ...
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... parallel , for example , this motion is only 500 miles an hour , and at the absolute poles it ceases to exist . The mean density of the rocks known at the surface of the earth is about 2 times that of water , while that of the entire ...
... parallel , for example , this motion is only 500 miles an hour , and at the absolute poles it ceases to exist . The mean density of the rocks known at the surface of the earth is about 2 times that of water , while that of the entire ...
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Página 32 - THERE rolls the deep where grew the tree. O earth, what changes hast thou seen ! There where the long street roars, hath been The stillness of the central sea. The hills are shadows, and they flow From form to form, and nothing stands ; They melt like mist, the solid lands, Like clouds they shape themselves and go. But in my spirit will I dwell, And dream my dream, and hold it true ; For tho...