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 x
If we never find a drop of water on the road , our animals have enough to carry
those who have to bear the whole journey to their goal , and as the animals
succumb they will be shot or turned adrift . The event showed Belt ' s sagacity .
If we never find a drop of water on the road , our animals have enough to carry
those who have to bear the whole journey to their goal , and as the animals
succumb they will be shot or turned adrift . The event showed Belt ' s sagacity .
Page xi
... about by other causes of less intensity than the submergences and
emergences of the land , even than by the displacement of whole continents ,
which theories have been advanced by some to account for the phenomena in
question .
... about by other causes of less intensity than the submergences and
emergences of the land , even than by the displacement of whole continents ,
which theories have been advanced by some to account for the phenomena in
question .
Page xiii
During his residence in Australia , although at a time when the whole colony was
moved by the gold - fever , the same quiet habits of observation which marked
him on Tyneside are seen . The new aspects of nature with which he was brought
...
During his residence in Australia , although at a time when the whole colony was
moved by the gold - fever , the same quiet habits of observation which marked
him on Tyneside are seen . The new aspects of nature with which he was brought
...
Page 13
... to move the whole town to the Colorado , where by dredging the bar a fine
harbour might easily be made , but unfortunately the Colorado is in Costa Rica ,
the Greytown branch in & icaragua , and there are constant bickerings between
the.
... to move the whole town to the Colorado , where by dredging the bar a fine
harbour might easily be made , but unfortunately the Colorado is in Costa Rica ,
the Greytown branch in & icaragua , and there are constant bickerings between
the.
Page 28
... communicating information rapidly to a great distance , making a regular
division of work , the whole community taking charge of the rearing of the young ,
and all imbued with the strongest sense of industry , each individual labouring
not for ...
... communicating information rapidly to a great distance , making a regular
division of work , the whole community taking charge of the rearing of the young ,
and all imbued with the strongest sense of industry , each individual labouring
not for ...
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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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