Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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... south pole , is turned at a considerable angle towards the source of light and heat . This inclination of the axis on which the earth rotates is usually defined by the inclination of the equator to the plane of the orbit , termed the ...
... south pole , is turned at a considerable angle towards the source of light and heat . This inclination of the axis on which the earth rotates is usually defined by the inclination of the equator to the plane of the orbit , termed the ...
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... south pole , is turned at a considerable angle towards the source of light and heat . This incli- nation of the axis on which the earth rotates is usually defined by the inclination of the equator to the plane of the orbit , termed the ...
... south pole , is turned at a considerable angle towards the source of light and heat . This incli- nation of the axis on which the earth rotates is usually defined by the inclination of the equator to the plane of the orbit , termed the ...
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... south form- ing a transitional belt in which temperate and tropical features are combined . In order to study the special features of tropical nature , on the other hand , it will be advisable to confine our attention mainly to that ...
... south form- ing a transitional belt in which temperate and tropical features are combined . In order to study the special features of tropical nature , on the other hand , it will be advisable to confine our attention mainly to that ...
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... south of the equator , may be taken as affording a fair example of the climate of the equatorial zone ; though , being in an island , it is somewhat less extreme than many continental localities . Observations made at Para , which is ...
... south of the equator , may be taken as affording a fair example of the climate of the equatorial zone ; though , being in an island , it is somewhat less extreme than many continental localities . Observations made at Para , which is ...
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... south latitude , and in the month of June the sun's altitude at noon will not be more than from 58 ° to 60 ° . In the same month at London , which is fifty - two and a half degrees of north latitude , the sun's noonday altitude is 62 ...
... south latitude , and in the month of June the sun's altitude at noon will not be more than from 58 ° to 60 ° . In the same month at London , which is fifty - two and a half degrees of north latitude , the sun's noonday altitude is 62 ...
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