Advanced Text-book of Physical GeographyW. Blackwood and sons, 1864 - 320 páginas |
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... Streams , 50 Rivers their Characteristics , 54 River - Systems , Oceanic and Continental , Lakes and Lacustrine Areas , $ 59 177 XI . THE ATMOSPHERE CLIMATOLOGY , 18-204 • Nature and Constitution of the Atmosphere , Its Heat and ...
... Streams , 50 Rivers their Characteristics , 54 River - Systems , Oceanic and Continental , Lakes and Lacustrine Areas , $ 59 177 XI . THE ATMOSPHERE CLIMATOLOGY , 18-204 • Nature and Constitution of the Atmosphere , Its Heat and ...
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... stream of the other . To the pioneer and settler in new lands , what more important than a knowledge of the climate , the seasons , and the products of his adopted home ? or what more valuable than the teachings of Physical Geography to ...
... stream of the other . To the pioneer and settler in new lands , what more important than a knowledge of the climate , the seasons , and the products of his adopted home ? or what more valuable than the teachings of Physical Geography to ...
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... streams and lakes and rivers , its peculiar winds and rains and frosts , its special arrangements of plants and animals ; and he who understands best the governing causes of these local peculiarities will be best able to deal with the ...
... streams and lakes and rivers , its peculiar winds and rains and frosts , its special arrangements of plants and animals ; and he who understands best the governing causes of these local peculiarities will be best able to deal with the ...
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... streams , or runnels of water formed by the union of several springs ; the rivers , formed by the union of streams , and often traversing whole continents with gradually increasing volumes ; and the lakes , which occupy de- pressions in ...
... streams , or runnels of water formed by the union of several springs ; the rivers , formed by the union of streams , and often traversing whole continents with gradually increasing volumes ; and the lakes , which occupy de- pressions in ...
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... streams , rivers , lakes , and seas thus constitute what may be termed the geographical phases of water , or , in other words , its position and disposition on the earth's surface . Water , however , is circling everywhere , and is ...
... streams , rivers , lakes , and seas thus constitute what may be termed the geographical phases of water , or , in other words , its position and disposition on the earth's surface . Water , however , is circling everywhere , and is ...
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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...