The Naturalist in NicaraguaThe Minerva Group, Inc., 2002 - 344 pages The best of all natural history journals which have ever been published.--Charles Darwin, 1874. Beautifully illustrated and a pleasure to read, this classic book describes the geography, geology, ecology, flora, fauna, and native inhabitants of Nicaragua in the nineteenth century. Many of Belt's detailed and accurate observations were not confirmed until decades later--for example, the fact that certain plants have standing armies of ants that defend them. |
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Page xiv
... covered so much ground that some of his theories have not held their own ; but others have stood the test of time and been absorbed into the world's stock of knowledge , while all bear witness to the singular grasp of his mind and have ...
... covered so much ground that some of his theories have not held their own ; but others have stood the test of time and been absorbed into the world's stock of knowledge , while all bear witness to the singular grasp of his mind and have ...
Page xxxi
... covering of hair to a domesticated animal in a tropical country . CHAPTER XII 139 · 150 Olama - The " Sanate " -Muy - muy - Idleness of the people- Mountain road - The " Bull Rock " -The bull's - horn thorn -Ants kept as standing armies ...
... covering of hair to a domesticated animal in a tropical country . CHAPTER XII 139 · 150 Olama - The " Sanate " -Muy - muy - Idleness of the people- Mountain road - The " Bull Rock " -The bull's - horn thorn -Ants kept as standing armies ...
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... covered with cement and whitewashed - Ocotal - The valley of Depilto - Silver mine Geology of the valley- Glacial drift - The glacial period in Central America- Evidence that the ice extended to the tropics - Scarcity of gold in the ...
... covered with cement and whitewashed - Ocotal - The valley of Depilto - Silver mine Geology of the valley- Glacial drift - The glacial period in Central America- Evidence that the ice extended to the tropics - Scarcity of gold in the ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 3 |
CHAPTER II | 13 |
CHAPTER III | 27 |
CHAPTER IV | 37 |
CHAPTER V | 50 |
CHAPTER VI | 68 |
CHAPTER VII | 81 |
CHAPTER VIII | 98 |
CHAPTER XII | 165 |
CHAPTER XIII | 179 |
CHAPTER XIV | 191 |
CHAPTER XV | 211 |
CHAPTER XVI | 224 |
CHAPTER XVII | 236 |
CHAPTER XVIII | 250 |
CHAPTER XIX | 258 |
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The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of ... Thomas Belt No preview available - 2018 |
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