Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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... Island - North American Earthworks - The Great Pyramid - Conclusion • pages 249-303 VIII . THE DISTRIBUTION OF ANIMALS AS INDICATING GEOGRAPHICAL CHANGES . Old Opinions on Continental Changes - Theory of Oceanic Islands - Present and ...
... Island - North American Earthworks - The Great Pyramid - Conclusion • pages 249-303 VIII . THE DISTRIBUTION OF ANIMALS AS INDICATING GEOGRAPHICAL CHANGES . Old Opinions on Continental Changes - Theory of Oceanic Islands - Present and ...
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... island , it is somewhat less extreme than many continental localities . Observations made at Para , which is continental and close to the equator , agree how- ever very closely with those at Batavia ; but at the latter place all the ...
... island , it is somewhat less extreme than many continental localities . Observations made at Para , which is continental and close to the equator , agree how- ever very closely with those at Batavia ; but at the latter place all the ...
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... island of Java is situated in from six and a half to eight and a half degrees of south latitude , and in the month of June the sun's altitude at noon will not be more than from 58 ° to 60 ° . In the same month at London , which is fifty ...
... island of Java is situated in from six and a half to eight and a half degrees of south latitude , and in the month of June the sun's altitude at noon will not be more than from 58 ° to 60 ° . In the same month at London , which is fifty ...
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... unusually low temperature . Thus in July near the Aru islands , the writer experienced a strong south - east wind which " almost neutralised the usual effects of tropical heat although the 12 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
... unusually low temperature . Thus in July near the Aru islands , the writer experienced a strong south - east wind which " almost neutralised the usual effects of tropical heat although the 12 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
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... islands , while the larger species grow in swampy forests . Their large - clustered fruits , something like pineapples , are often of a red colour ; and their long stiff leaves are of great use for covering boxes and for many other ...
... islands , while the larger species grow in swampy forests . Their large - clustered fruits , something like pineapples , are often of a red colour ; and their long stiff leaves are of great use for covering boxes and for many other ...
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