Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page vii
... and , as a natural result , many erroneous ideas have become current as to what are really the charac- teristics of the tropical as distinguished from the temperate zones . In the present volume I have attempted to supply this.
... and , as a natural result , many erroneous ideas have become current as to what are really the charac- teristics of the tropical as distinguished from the temperate zones . In the present volume I have attempted to supply this.
Page viii
... zone , where the characteristic phenomena of tropical life are fully manifested . So many of the most remarkable ... zones open up so many interesting questions as to the past history of the earth , that the present inquiry may be ...
... zone , where the characteristic phenomena of tropical life are fully manifested . So many of the most remarkable ... zones open up so many interesting questions as to the past history of the earth , that the present inquiry may be ...
Page ix
... zones ; while the essay " Distribution of Animals and Geographical Changes , " elucidates the relations of the several continents in past time , and the probable origin of many of the groups now characteristic of tropical or of ...
... zones ; while the essay " Distribution of Animals and Geographical Changes , " elucidates the relations of the several continents in past time , and the probable origin of many of the groups now characteristic of tropical or of ...
Page xi
... ZONE . The three Climatal Zones of the Earth - Temperature of the Equatorial Zone - Causes of the Uniform High Temperature near the Equator- Influence of the Heat of the Soil - Influence of the Aqueous Vapour of the Atmosphere ...
... ZONE . The three Climatal Zones of the Earth - Temperature of the Equatorial Zone - Causes of the Uniform High Temperature near the Equator- Influence of the Heat of the Soil - Influence of the Aqueous Vapour of the Atmosphere ...
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... zones , may be briefly defined as the regions of uniform , of variable , and of extreme physical conditions respectively . They are primarily determined by the circumstance of the earth's axis not being perpendicular to the plane in ...
... zones , may be briefly defined as the regions of uniform , of variable , and of extreme physical conditions respectively . They are primarily determined by the circumstance of the earth's axis not being perpendicular to the plane in ...
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