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 FormsE. Bumpus, 1888 - 403 pages |
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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 Thomas Belt. - - - - - - bare.
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 Thomas Belt. - - - - - - bare.
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... JOURNEYS IN THE SAVANNAHS AND FORESTS ; With Dbservations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms . BY THOMAS BELT , F.G.S. AUTHOR OF 66 MINERAL VEINS , ' THE GLACIAL PERIOD IN NORTH AMERICA , ' ETC ...
... JOURNEYS IN THE SAVANNAHS AND FORESTS ; With Dbservations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms . BY THOMAS BELT , F.G.S. AUTHOR OF 66 MINERAL VEINS , ' THE GLACIAL PERIOD IN NORTH AMERICA , ' ETC ...
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... journey to their goal , and as the animals succumb they will be shot or turned adrift . ' The event showed Belt's sagacity . The unfortunate Government expedition left Melbourne loaded with camp followers and impedimenta , and by the ...
... journey to their goal , and as the animals succumb they will be shot or turned adrift . ' The event showed Belt's sagacity . The unfortunate Government expedition left Melbourne loaded with camp followers and impedimenta , and by the ...
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... journeys he , from time to time , made those observa- tions upon glacial action , upon which he built up his theories of the ice age . These became the ruling passion of his later years . Much of this work will be found in the Quarterly ...
... journeys he , from time to time , made those observa- tions upon glacial action , upon which he built up his theories of the ice age . These became the ruling passion of his later years . Much of this work will be found in the Quarterly ...
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... Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests . 1874. London : John Murray . Note on the Discovery of a Human Skull in the Drift near Denver , Colorado . Read before the American Association for the Advancement of Science at St. Louis , Mo ...
... Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests . 1874. London : John Murray . Note on the Discovery of a Human Skull in the Drift near Denver , Colorado . Read before the American Association for the Advancement of Science at St. Louis , Mo ...
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