Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysRead Books Ltd, 25. mai 2016 - 418 pages This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1878 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Tropical Nature, and Other Essays' is a collection of essays including Wallace's observations on equatorial vegetation, animal life, and sexual. Alfred Russel Wallace was born on 8th January 1823 in the village of Llanbadoc, in Monmouthshire, Wales. Wallace was inspired by the travelling naturalists of the day and decided to begin his exploration career collecting specimens in the Amazon rainforest. He explored the Rio Negra for four years, making notes on the peoples and languages he encountered as well as the geography, flora, and fauna. While travelling, Wallace refined his thoughts about evolution and in 1858 he outlined his theory of natural selection in an article he sent to Charles Darwin. Wallace made a huge contribution to the natural sciences and he will continue to be remembered as one of the key figures in the development of evolutionary theory. |
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... Equator— Influence of the Heat of the Soil—Influence of the Aqueous Vapour of the Atmosphere—Influence of Winds on the Temperature of the Equator— Heat due to the Condensation of Atmospheric Vapour—General features of the Equatorial ...
... Equator— Influence of the Heat of the Soil—Influence of the Aqueous Vapour of the Atmosphere—Influence of Winds on the Temperature of the Equator— Heat due to the Condensation of Atmospheric Vapour—General features of the Equatorial ...
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... equator to the plane of the orbit, termed the obliquity of the ecliptic. The amount of this obliquity is 231⁄2 degrees, and this measures the extent on each side of the equator of what are called the tropics, because within these limits ...
... equator to the plane of the orbit, termed the obliquity of the ecliptic. The amount of this obliquity is 231⁄2 degrees, and this measures the extent on each side of the equator of what are called the tropics, because within these limits ...
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... equator, may be taken as affording a fair example of the climate of the equatorial zone; though, being in an island, it is somewhat less extreme than many continental localities. Observations made at Para, which is continental and close ...
... equator, may be taken as affording a fair example of the climate of the equatorial zone; though, being in an island, it is somewhat less extreme than many continental localities. Observations made at Para, which is continental and close ...
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Alfred Russel Wallace. Batavia, 1871.” This fine work is entirely in English. Causes of the Uniform High Temperature near the Equator. It.
Alfred Russel Wallace. Batavia, 1871.” This fine work is entirely in English. Causes of the Uniform High Temperature near the Equator. It.
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... equator, and we must therefore conclude that other agencies are at work which often completely neutralise the effect which increased altitude must undoubtedly exert. There is another important difference between the temperate and ...
... equator, and we must therefore conclude that other agencies are at work which often completely neutralise the effect which increased altitude must undoubtedly exert. There is another important difference between the temperate and ...
Contents
ANIMAL LIFE IN THE TROPICAL FORESTS | |
THE COLOURS OF ANIMALS AND SEXUAL SELECTION | |
THE COLOURS OF PLANTS AND THE ORIGIN OF | |
THE DISTRIBUTION OF ANIMALS AS INDICATING | |
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