Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 23
... equally striking is the changed aspect of the starry heavens . The grand constellation Orion , passes verti- cally overhead , while the Great Bear is only to be seen low down in the northern heavens , and the Pole star either appears ...
... equally striking is the changed aspect of the starry heavens . The grand constellation Orion , passes verti- cally overhead , while the Great Bear is only to be seen low down in the northern heavens , and the Pole star either appears ...
Page 29
... equally dry and only become vapour - laden when they have passed over some extent of moist surface . At the solstices the sun passes vertically over the vicinity of the tropics for several weeks , and this further aggravates the aridity ...
... equally dry and only become vapour - laden when they have passed over some extent of moist surface . At the solstices the sun passes vertically over the vicinity of the tropics for several weeks , and this further aggravates the aridity ...
Page 33
... equally 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 ...
... equally 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 ...
Page 69
... more extensive zoological groups which have a wide range in the tropics and do not equally abound in the temperate zones , are few in number , and often include such a diversity of forms , structures , and habits , as to render.
... more extensive zoological groups which have a wide range in the tropics and do not equally abound in the temperate zones , are few in number , and often include such a diversity of forms , structures , and habits , as to render.
Page 72
... equally remarkable . In many localities near the northern or southern tropics they are perhaps equally abundant , but these spots are more or less exceptional ; whereas within the equatorial zone , and with the limitations above stated ...
... equally remarkable . In many localities near the northern or southern tropics they are perhaps equally abundant , but these spots are more or less exceptional ; whereas within the equatorial zone , and with the limitations above stated ...
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