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... Glacial Phenomena in Nicaragua , Amer . Journ . Sci . , vol . 7 , 1874 , pp . 594-595 ; An Examination of the Theories that have been proposed to account for the Climate of the Glacial Period , Journ . of Sci . , vol . 4 , 1874 , PP ...
... Glacial Phenomena in Nicaragua , Amer . Journ . Sci . , vol . 7 , 1874 , pp . 594-595 ; An Examination of the Theories that have been proposed to account for the Climate of the Glacial Period , Journ . of Sci . , vol . 4 , 1874 , PP ...
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... glacial epoch , and as I did not see any rock surfaces near Depilto that had been recently bared , it is not surprising that , notwithstand- ing the other proofs of glacial action , I should not have seen any ice scratches or grooves ...
... glacial epoch , and as I did not see any rock surfaces near Depilto that had been recently bared , it is not surprising that , notwithstand- ing the other proofs of glacial action , I should not have seen any ice scratches or grooves ...
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... glacial period reaching , in the northern hemisphere , to within the tropics ; in the southern hemisphere Professor Hartt has found glacial drift extending from Patagonia , all through Brazil to Pernambuco , and Agassiz has even ...
... glacial period reaching , in the northern hemisphere , to within the tropics ; in the southern hemisphere Professor Hartt has found glacial drift extending from Patagonia , all through Brazil to Pernambuco , and Agassiz has even ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 3 |
Commence journey up San Juan riverPalms and wild canes | 13 |
CHAPTER III | 27 |
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