The Naturalist on the River Amazons: A Record of Adventures, Habits of Animals, Sketches of Brazilian and Indian Life, and Aspects of Nature Under the Equator, During Eleven Years of TravelHumboldt Publishing Company, 1889 - 774 pages |
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... going on , are the galleries opened . The en- trances are small and numerous ; in the large hillocks it would require a great amount of excavation to get at the main galleries ; but I succeeded in removing portions of the dome in ...
... going on , are the galleries opened . The en- trances are small and numerous ; in the large hillocks it would require a great amount of excavation to get at the main galleries ; but I succeeded in removing portions of the dome in ...
Page 640
... going on in often travelled in the company of these shin- ing examples of European enlightenment . They generally carry with them , wherever they go , a small image of some favorite saint in their trunks ; and when a squall or any other ...
... going on in often travelled in the company of these shin- ing examples of European enlightenment . They generally carry with them , wherever they go , a small image of some favorite saint in their trunks ; and when a squall or any other ...
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... going Theories . Section XXII . - The Crust in a Fluid Condition . Section XXIII.- Production of the Sun - Spots . Section XXIV . - The Area of Sun - Spots Limited . Section XXV.- Periodicity of the Spots . Section XXVI . - The Spots ...
... going Theories . Section XXII . - The Crust in a Fluid Condition . Section XXIII.- Production of the Sun - Spots . Section XXIV . - The Area of Sun - Spots Limited . Section XXV.- Periodicity of the Spots . Section XXVI . - The Spots ...
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