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 xxi
Begun on the Atlantic during my voyage home from Central America , the first half
relieved the tedium of a long and slow recovery from the effects of an accident on
board ship . The middle of the manuscript found me traversing the high passes ...
Begun on the Atlantic during my voyage home from Central America , the first half
relieved the tedium of a long and slow recovery from the effects of an accident on
board ship . The middle of the manuscript found me traversing the high passes ...
Page xxii
some during many a solitary sleigh drive over frozen lakes in North America ;
some in the great forests of Central and South America ; some on the wide ocean
; and some , again , in the bowels of the earth when seeking for her hidden riches
.
some during many a solitary sleigh drive over frozen lakes in North America ;
some in the great forests of Central and South America ; some on the wide ocean
; and some , again , in the bowels of the earth when seeking for her hidden riches
.
Page xxix
CONTENTS . xxix PAGE drift — The glacial period in Central America - Evidence
that the ice extended to the tropics ... and west coast of the Isthmus of Darien —
The refuge of the tropical American animals and plants during the glacial period ...
CONTENTS . xxix PAGE drift — The glacial period in Central America - Evidence
that the ice extended to the tropics ... and west coast of the Isthmus of Darien —
The refuge of the tropical American animals and plants during the glacial period ...
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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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