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... Origin of Whirlwinds , Phil . Mag . , vol . 17 , 1859 , Pp . 47-53 ; Mineral Veins : an Inquiry into their Origin founded on a Study of the Auriferous Quartz Veins of Australia , London , 1861 ; On some Recent Movements of the Earth's ...
... Origin of Whirlwinds , Phil . Mag . , vol . 17 , 1859 , Pp . 47-53 ; Mineral Veins : an Inquiry into their Origin founded on a Study of the Auriferous Quartz Veins of Australia , London , 1861 ; On some Recent Movements of the Earth's ...
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... origin , the theories advanced by meteor- ologists to account for the latter are certainly untenable . According to the celebrated M. Dove , cyclones owe their origin to the intrusion of the upper counter trade - wind into the lower ...
... origin , the theories advanced by meteor- ologists to account for the latter are certainly untenable . According to the celebrated M. Dove , cyclones owe their origin to the intrusion of the upper counter trade - wind into the lower ...
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... origin of , 275 ; wholesale bap- tism of , by Spanish , 133 , 274 India - rubber , 5 , 28 , 29 , 34 , 119 Indigo , 5 ... origin of , 75 Marcgravia nepenthoides , 100 , 101 Masaya , 263 , 264 ; lake of , 263 ; volcano of , 264 ; strata at ...
... origin of , 275 ; wholesale bap- tism of , by Spanish , 133 , 274 India - rubber , 5 , 28 , 29 , 34 , 119 Indigo , 5 ... origin of , 75 Marcgravia nepenthoides , 100 , 101 Masaya , 263 , 264 ; lake of , 263 ; volcano of , 264 ; strata at ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 3 |
Commence journey up San Juan riverPalms and wild canes | 13 |
CHAPTER III | 27 |
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