Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 4
... consider that the maximum of temperature is by no means remarkably different in the two places , 90 ° Fahr . being sometimes reached with us and not being often very much exceeded at Batavia . 1 " Observations Made at the Magnetical and ...
... consider that the maximum of temperature is by no means remarkably different in the two places , 90 ° Fahr . being sometimes reached with us and not being often very much exceeded at Batavia . 1 " Observations Made at the Magnetical and ...
Page 7
... rain and dew . We will briefly consider the manner in which each of these causes contributes to the degree and the uniformity of the equatorial temperature , Influence of the Heat of the Soil . - It CAUSES OF TROPICAL HEAT .
... rain and dew . We will briefly consider the manner in which each of these causes contributes to the degree and the uniformity of the equatorial temperature , Influence of the Heat of the Soil . - It CAUSES OF TROPICAL HEAT .
Page 58
... consider it as the greatest boon which nature gives to the natives of the Eastern tropics . On Mangroves . - Among the forms of plants which are sure to attract attention in the tropics are the mangroves , which grow between tide ...
... consider it as the greatest boon which nature gives to the natives of the Eastern tropics . On Mangroves . - Among the forms of plants which are sure to attract attention in the tropics are the mangroves , which grow between tide ...
Page 75
... consider that only sixty - four species of butter- flies have been found in Britain and about 150 in Germany , many of which are very rare and local , so that these numbers are the result of the work of hundreds of collectors for a long ...
... consider that only sixty - four species of butter- flies have been found in Britain and about 150 in Germany , many of which are very rare and local , so that these numbers are the result of the work of hundreds of collectors for a long ...
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... considers to be the gnawed leaves connected by a delicate fungus which ramifies through the mass and which serves as food for the larvæ ; and he believes that the leaves are really gathered as manure - heaps to favour the growth of this ...
... considers to be the gnawed leaves connected by a delicate fungus which ramifies through the mass and which serves as food for the larvæ ; and he believes that the leaves are really gathered as manure - heaps to favour the growth of this ...
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