The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests; with Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms |
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Page xv
In the early part of the summer of 1878 he was down in his native north , revisiting
his old acquaintances and the scenes of his youth ; for always , in all his
wanderings , he turned lovingly to Tyneside . He at this time was in his usual
health and ...
In the early part of the summer of 1878 he was down in his native north , revisiting
his old acquaintances and the scenes of his youth ; for always , in all his
wanderings , he turned lovingly to Tyneside . He at this time was in his usual
health and ...
Page xvi
Residing as he did at a distance from Tyneside , and actively engaged in the
duties of his profession ( a profession which at one time took him to North
America , at another to South America , and to Siberia ) , he could not take any
active part in ...
Residing as he did at a distance from Tyneside , and actively engaged in the
duties of his profession ( a profession which at one time took him to North
America , at another to South America , and to Siberia ) , he could not take any
active part in ...
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The Glacial Period in North America . Vol . ii . , pt . 4 , p . 91 . Geological
Magazine . On some new Trilobites from the Upper Cambrian of North Wales .
Vol . iv . , p . 294 . On the Lingula Flags , or Festiniog Group of the Dolgelly
District . Vol . iv .
The Glacial Period in North America . Vol . ii . , pt . 4 , p . 91 . Geological
Magazine . On some new Trilobites from the Upper Cambrian of North Wales .
Vol . iv . , p . 294 . On the Lingula Flags , or Festiniog Group of the Dolgelly
District . Vol . iv .
Page xviii
... of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests; with Observations on
Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms
Thomas Belt. On the Discovery of Stone Implements in Glacial Drift in North
America .
... of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests; with Observations on
Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms
Thomas Belt. On the Discovery of Stone Implements in Glacial Drift in North
America .
Page xxii
some during many a solitary sleigh drive over frozen lakes in North America ;
some in the great forests of Central and South America ; some on the wide ocean
; and some , again , in the bowels of the earth when seeking for her hidden riches
.
some during many a solitary sleigh drive over frozen lakes in North America ;
some in the great forests of Central and South America ; some on the wide ocean
; and some , again , in the bowels of the earth when seeking for her hidden riches
.
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| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests; with Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | E. Bumpus, 1888 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 26 nov. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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