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
... 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 a domestic goose .
... 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 a domestic goose .
Page xi
... future only can tell ; but all this special work of his is , at least , a careful and elaborate argument , advocating the theory that the extraordinary changes of climate in past ages , over large areas of the earth's surface which ...
... future only can tell ; but all this special work of his is , at least , a careful and elaborate argument , advocating the theory that the extraordinary changes of climate in past ages , over large areas of the earth's surface which ...
Page xvi
On some Recent Movements of the Earth's Surface . Vol . i . , pt . 1 , p . 19 . List of Butterflies observed in the neighbourhood of Halifax , Nova Scotia . Vol . ii . , pt . 1 , p . 97 . CHAPTER VI . Configuration of the ground at ...
On some Recent Movements of the Earth's Surface . Vol . i . , pt . 1 , p . 19 . List of Butterflies observed in the neighbourhood of Halifax , Nova Scotia . Vol . ii . , pt . 1 , p . 97 . CHAPTER VI . Configuration of the ground at ...
Page xxvi
... sublimate causes a sort of madness amongst them — Indian plan of preventing them ascending young trees — Leaf - cutting ants are fungus - growers and eaters - Sagacity of the ants 61 PAGE of the gold - Lodes richer next the surface.
... sublimate causes a sort of madness amongst them — Indian plan of preventing them ascending young trees — Leaf - cutting ants are fungus - growers and eaters - Sagacity of the ants 61 PAGE of the gold - Lodes richer next the surface.
Page 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 85 CHAPTER ...
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 85 CHAPTER ...
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| Pealkiri | 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 |
| Autor | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Edward Bumpus, 1888 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 26 nov. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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