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 ix
It is the equivalent of the string of the boy ' s kite , and almost overwhelming proof
of this theory is afforded by the fact that the albatross is helpless in a calm , and
cannot — from a level surface , as the deck of a ship - raise itself or fly so well as
...
It is the equivalent of the string of the boy ' s kite , and almost overwhelming proof
of this theory is afforded by the fact that the albatross is helpless in a calm , and
cannot — from a level surface , as the deck of a ship - raise itself or fly so well as
...
Page xi
... s surface which are now temperate regions , during the period called by
geologists the glacial epoch , may have been brought about by other causes of
less intensity than the submergences and emergences of the land , even than by
the ...
... s surface which are now temperate regions , during the period called by
geologists the glacial epoch , may have been brought about by other causes of
less intensity than the submergences and emergences of the land , even than by
the ...
Page xvi
... in the Drift near Denver , Colorado . Read before the American Association for
the Advancement of Science at St . Louis , Mo . , August 1878 . Transactions of
the Nova - Scotian Institute . On some Recent Movements of the Earth ' s Surface
.
... in the Drift near Denver , Colorado . Read before the American Association for
the Advancement of Science at St . Louis , Mo . , August 1878 . Transactions of
the Nova - Scotian Institute . On some Recent Movements of the Earth ' s Surface
.
Page xxvii
CONTENTS . xxvii PAGE of the gold - Lodes richer next the surface than at lower
depths - Excavation and reduction of the ore - Extraction of the gold — “ Mantos ”
— Origin of mineral veins : their connection with intrusions of plutonic rocks .
CONTENTS . xxvii PAGE of the gold - Lodes richer next the surface than at lower
depths - Excavation and reduction of the ore - Extraction of the gold — “ Mantos ”
— Origin of mineral veins : their connection with intrusions of plutonic rocks .
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We saw the fin of one rising above the surface of the water as it swam lazily about
, and the sailors of the mail steamers when lying off the port often amuse
themselves by catching them with large hooks baited with pieces of meat . It is
probable ...
We saw the fin of one rising above the surface of the water as it swam lazily about
, and the sailors of the mail steamers when lying off the port often amuse
themselves by catching them with large hooks baited with pieces of meat . It is
probable ...
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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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