Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page viii
... characteristic phenomena of tropical life are fully manifested . So many of the most remarkable forms of life are now restricted to the tropics , and the relations of these to extinct types which once inhabited the temperate zones open ...
... characteristic phenomena of tropical life are fully manifested . So many of the most remarkable forms of life are now restricted to the tropics , and the relations of these to extinct types which once inhabited the temperate zones open ...
Page ix
... characteristic of tropical or of temperate regions . While discussing the general laws and phenomena of colour in the organic world , and its special develop- ments among certain groups of animals , I have been led to a theory of the ...
... characteristic of tropical or of temperate regions . While discussing the general laws and phenomena of colour in the organic world , and its special develop- ments among certain groups of animals , I have been led to a theory of the ...
Page 3
... characteristics of tropical nature to a greater degree than other localities . which are , as regards geographical position , tropical . Temperature of the Equatorial Zone . - The most characteristic , as it is the most important ...
... characteristics of tropical nature to a greater degree than other localities . which are , as regards geographical position , tropical . Temperature of the Equatorial Zone . - The most characteristic , as it is the most important ...
Page 17
... characteristic features of the climate of the equatorial zone are brought about ; how it is that so high a temperature is maintained during the absence of the sun at night , and why so little effect is produced by the sun's varying ...
... characteristic features of the climate of the equatorial zone are brought about ; how it is that so high a temperature is maintained during the absence of the sun at night , and why so little effect is produced by the sun's varying ...
Page 23
... characteristic of the tropics is not by any means remarkable in the equatorial zone . Electrical disturbances are much more frequent , but not generally more violent than in the temperate regions . The THE EQUATORIAL HEAVENS . 23.
... characteristic of the tropics is not by any means remarkable in the equatorial zone . Electrical disturbances are much more frequent , but not generally more violent than in the temperate regions . The THE EQUATORIAL HEAVENS . 23.
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