Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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... usually imagined . The three great divisions of the earth — the tropical , the temperate , and the frigid zones , may be briefly defined as the regions of uniform , of variable , and of extreme physical conditions respectively . They ...
... usually imagined . The three great divisions of the earth — the tropical , the temperate , and the frigid zones , may be briefly defined as the regions of uniform , of variable , and of extreme physical conditions respectively . They ...
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... usually imagined . The three great divisions of the earth - the tropical , the temperate , and the frigid zones , may be briefly defined as the regions of uniform , of variable , and of extreme physical conditions respectively . They ...
... usually imagined . The three great divisions of the earth - the tropical , the temperate , and the frigid zones , may be briefly defined as the regions of uniform , of variable , and of extreme physical conditions respectively . They ...
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... usually at different times and in different places , the equalising effect is still very important . Evaporation occurs chiefly during the hottest sunshine , when it tends to moderate the extreme heat , while condensation takes place ...
... usually at different times and in different places , the equalising effect is still very important . Evaporation occurs chiefly during the hottest sunshine , when it tends to moderate the extreme heat , while condensation takes place ...
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... usually exaggerate the shortness of the tropical twilight , it being sometimes said that if we turn a page of the book we are reading when the sun disappears , by the time we turn over the next page it will be too dark to see to read ...
... usually exaggerate the shortness of the tropical twilight , it being sometimes said that if we turn a page of the book we are reading when the sun disappears , by the time we turn over the next page it will be too dark to see to read ...
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... usually so dense that but an indistinct glimmer of the sky is to be seen , and even the intense tropical sunlight only penetrates to the ground subdued and broken up into scattered fragments . There is a weird gloom and a solemn silence ...
... usually so dense that but an indistinct glimmer of the sky is to be seen , and even the intense tropical sunlight only penetrates to the ground subdued and broken up into scattered fragments . There is a weird gloom and a solemn silence ...
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