Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 10
... immense difference in the quantity of vapour in every cubic foot of air . In January at Clifton , with a tem- perature of 35 ° to 40 ° Fahr . , there would be only about 4 to 4 grains of vapour per cubic foot of air , while at Batavia ...
... immense difference in the quantity of vapour in every cubic foot of air . In January at Clifton , with a tem- perature of 35 ° to 40 ° Fahr . , there would be only about 4 to 4 grains of vapour per cubic foot of air , while at Batavia ...
Page 12
... immense extent of tropical surface and is thus necessarily a warm wind . In the north temperate zone , on the other hand , the winds are always cool , and often of very low temperature even in the height of summer , due probably to ...
... immense extent of tropical surface and is thus necessarily a warm wind . In the north temperate zone , on the other hand , the winds are always cool , and often of very low temperature even in the height of summer , due probably to ...
Page 35
... of the wandering butterflies . Uses of Equatorial Forest - trees . - Amid this immense variety of trees , the natives have found out such as are best adapted to certain purposes . The wood of some D 2 FLOWERING TRUNKS . 35.
... of the wandering butterflies . Uses of Equatorial Forest - trees . - Amid this immense variety of trees , the natives have found out such as are best adapted to certain purposes . The wood of some D 2 FLOWERING TRUNKS . 35.
Page 41
... immense size . Those of the Manicaria saccifera of Para are thirty feet long and four or five feet wide , and are not pinnate but entire and very rigid . Some of the pinnate leaves are much larger , those of the Raphia tædigera and ...
... immense size . Those of the Manicaria saccifera of Para are thirty feet long and four or five feet wide , and are not pinnate but entire and very rigid . Some of the pinnate leaves are much larger , those of the Raphia tædigera and ...
Page 42
... immense strength of these canes and the facility with which they can be split , they are universally used for cordage in the countries where they grow in preference to any other climbers , and immense quantities are annually exported to ...
... immense strength of these canes and the facility with which they can be split , they are universally used for cordage in the countries where they grow in preference to any other climbers , and immense quantities are annually exported to ...
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