Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page viii
... seem to me the special physical conditions to which the existing peculiarities of tropical life are mainly due . The three opening chapters treat the subject under the headings of climate , vegetation , and animal life . The conditions ...
... seem to me the special physical conditions to which the existing peculiarities of tropical life are mainly due . The three opening chapters treat the subject under the headings of climate , vegetation , and animal life . The conditions ...
Page 19
... seems probable that the nature of the soil or the artificial clearing away of the forests , are important agents in producing the departure from the typical equatorial climate observed in such districts . The almost rainless district of ...
... seems probable that the nature of the soil or the artificial clearing away of the forests , are important agents in producing the departure from the typical equatorial climate observed in such districts . The almost rainless district of ...
Page 22
... seems full daylight . For the next quarter of an hour this changes very little in character ; when , suddenly , the sun's rim appears above the horizon , decking the dew - laden foliage with glittering gems , sending gleams of golden ...
... seems full daylight . For the next quarter of an hour this changes very little in character ; when , suddenly , the sun's rim appears above the horizon , decking the dew - laden foliage with glittering gems , sending gleams of golden ...
Page 30
... seems an intruder , and where he feels overwhelmed by the con- templation of the ever - acting forces , which , from the simple elements of the atmosphere , build up the great mass of vegetation which overshadows , and almost seems to ...
... seems an intruder , and where he feels overwhelmed by the con- templation of the ever - acting forces , which , from the simple elements of the atmosphere , build up the great mass of vegetation which overshadows , and almost seems to ...
Page 31
... seem to be the component parts , is so imperfect , that gaps or holes are left by which you can see through the trunk in various places . At first one is disposed to think this is caused by accident or decay , but repeated examination ...
... seem to be the component parts , is so imperfect , that gaps or holes are left by which you can see through the trunk in various places . At first one is disposed to think this is caused by accident or decay , but repeated examination ...
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