The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests; with Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms |
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Page vii
Moreover , apart from the intrinsic merits of the book , the great interest which is
now generally displayed on all subjects connected with Central America and the
circumstance that this book has now for some time been out of print - render it ...
Moreover , apart from the intrinsic merits of the book , the great interest which is
now generally displayed on all subjects connected with Central America and the
circumstance that this book has now for some time been out of print - render it ...
Page x
In 1862 Belt returned to England , and his professional engagements led him to
North Wales , Nova Scotia , Central America , and Chontales , Nicaragua . At the
latter place his entomological collection has made him famous . Many PREFACE
...
In 1862 Belt returned to England , and his professional engagements led him to
North Wales , Nova Scotia , Central America , and Chontales , Nicaragua . At the
latter place his entomological collection has made him famous . Many PREFACE
...
Page xi
... his own words — in place of ' great upheavals and depressions of the earth ' s
surface within a comparatively short period ; ' and he questions the hypothesis by
which ' we are taught that an immense area in Europe and America has been a ...
... his own words — in place of ' great upheavals and depressions of the earth ' s
surface within a comparatively short period ; ' and he questions the hypothesis by
which ' we are taught that an immense area in Europe and America has been a ...
Page xiii
In the prosecution of his labours he travelled over both Asia and America ; and in
his long wanderings his keen powers of observation were ever on the alert to
enlarge the domain of human knowledge . “ In 1863 Mr . Belt went to Nova Scotia
...
In the prosecution of his labours he travelled over both Asia and America ; and in
his long wanderings his keen powers of observation were ever on the alert to
enlarge the domain of human knowledge . “ In 1863 Mr . Belt went to Nova Scotia
...
Page xiv
... in the Proceedings of the Nova - Scotian Institute of Natural Science ; and the
first geological paper printed in their Transactions is from his pen ; it is also in
these Transactions that his paper on the Glacial Period in North America
appeared .
... in the Proceedings of the Nova - Scotian Institute of Natural Science ; and the
first geological paper printed in their Transactions is from his pen ; it is also in
these Transactions that his paper on the Glacial Period in North America
appeared .
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| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests; with Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | E. Bumpus, 1888 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 26 nov. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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