The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ. M. Dent & Sons, 1911 - 306 pages |
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Page 167
... continued our journey , and crossed two rivers running to the eastward ; then ascended a high and rocky range , along the top of which 66 THE SANATE , " OR QUISCALUS the path lay . We took this mountain - path to avoid some very bad ...
... continued our journey , and crossed two rivers running to the eastward ; then ascended a high and rocky range , along the top of which 66 THE SANATE , " OR QUISCALUS the path lay . We took this mountain - path to avoid some very bad ...
Page 220
... continued to ascend for a mile further , and then reached the top of the range , which was bare of trees and covered with sedgy grass . Heavy rain came on , with tremendous gusts of wind , and as the path lay along the very crest of the ...
... continued to ascend for a mile further , and then reached the top of the range , which was bare of trees and covered with sedgy grass . Heavy rain came on , with tremendous gusts of wind , and as the path lay along the very crest of the ...
Page 231
... continued and intensified by the con- densation of vapour in their vortex forming a vacuum , we find it negatived by the fact that in the smaller whirlwinds the air is dry , and there is consequently no condensation of vapour ; yet , in ...
... continued and intensified by the con- densation of vapour in their vortex forming a vacuum , we find it negatived by the fact that in the smaller whirlwinds the air is dry , and there is consequently no condensation of vapour ; yet , in ...
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