Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page viii
... 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 up so many interesting questions as to the past history of the earth , that the ...
... 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 up so many interesting questions as to the past history of the earth , that the ...
Page 13
... remarkable lowering of the usual equatorial temperature . But owing to the increased velocity of the earth's surface at the equator a south wind there must have been a south - west wind at its origin , and this would bring it directly ...
... remarkable lowering of the usual equatorial temperature . But owing to the increased velocity of the earth's surface at the equator a south wind there must have been a south - west wind at its origin , and this would bring it directly ...
Page 23
... be 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.
... be 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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... remarkable fig - trees of various species , whose trunks are formed by a miniature forest of aerial roots , sometimes separate , sometimes matted together , are characteristic of the Eastern tropics , but appear to be rare or altogether ...
... remarkable fig - trees of various species , whose trunks are formed by a miniature forest of aerial roots , sometimes separate , sometimes matted together , are characteristic of the Eastern tropics , but appear to be rare or altogether ...
Page 37
... remarkable feature of the tropical forests is the profusion of woody creepers and climbers that everywhere meet the eye . They twist around the slenderer stems , they drop down pendent from the branches , they stretch tightly from tree ...
... remarkable feature of the tropical forests is the profusion of woody creepers and climbers that everywhere meet the eye . They twist around the slenderer stems , they drop down pendent from the branches , they stretch tightly from tree ...
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