Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 21
... appears to be somewhat more transparent near the equator than with us , and the intensity of sunlight is usually very great up to the moment when the solar orb touches the horizon . As soon as it has disappeared the apparent gloom is ...
... appears to be somewhat more transparent near the equator than with us , and the intensity of sunlight is usually very great up to the moment when the solar orb touches the horizon . As soon as it has disappeared the apparent gloom is ...
Page 22
... appears above the horizon , decking the dew - laden foliage with glittering gems , sending gleams of golden light far into the woods , and waking up all nature to life and activity . Birds chirp and flutter about , parrots scream ...
... appears above the horizon , decking the dew - laden foliage with glittering gems , sending gleams of golden light far into the woods , and waking up all nature to life and activity . Birds chirp and flutter about , parrots scream ...
Page 23
... appears close to the horizon or has altogether disappeared according as we are north or south of the equator . Towards the ... appear high up towards the zenith far more frequently than with us , thus affording splendid opportunities for ...
... appears close to the horizon or has altogether disappeared according as we are north or south of the equator . Towards the ... appear high up towards the zenith far more frequently than with us , thus affording splendid opportunities for ...
Page 25
... appear in the cast and gather into cumuli , with an increasing blackness along their lower portions . The whole eastern horizon would become almost suddenly black , and this would spread upwards , the sun at length becoming obscured ...
... appear in the cast and gather into cumuli , with an increasing blackness along their lower portions . The whole eastern horizon would become almost suddenly black , and this would spread upwards , the sun at length becoming obscured ...
Page 31
... appearing as if made up of a number of small trees grown together at the centre . Sometimes the junction of what seem to be the component parts , is so imperfect , that gaps or holes are left by which you can see through the trunk in ...
... appearing as if made up of a number of small trees grown together at the centre . Sometimes the junction of what seem to be the component parts , is so imperfect , that gaps or holes are left by which you can see through the trunk in ...
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