Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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... characteristic of all the climatal phenomena of the equatorial zone . Concluding Remarks . We cannot better conclude our account of the equatorial climate than by quoting the following vivid description of the physical pheno- mena which ...
... characteristic of all the climatal phenomena of the equatorial zone . Concluding Remarks . We cannot better conclude our account of the equatorial climate than by quoting the following vivid description of the physical pheno- mena which ...
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Alfred Russel Wallace. on the Amazons , and clearly exhibits some of the more characteristic features of a typical equatorial day . *** " At that early period of the day ( the first two hours after sunrise ) the sky was invariably ...
Alfred Russel Wallace. on the Amazons , and clearly exhibits some of the more characteristic features of a typical equatorial day . *** " At that early period of the day ( the first two hours after sunrise ) the sky was invariably ...
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... characteristics of vegetable life in the equatorial zone , it is not intended to enter into any scientific details or ... characteristic of the greater part of it rather than of any particular country or continent within its limits . The ...
... characteristics of vegetable life in the equatorial zone , it is not intended to enter into any scientific details or ... characteristic of the greater part of it rather than of any particular country or continent within its limits . The ...
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... characteristics of the equatorial forest vegetation . General Features of the Equatorial Forests . - It is not easy to fix upon the most distinctive features of these virgin forests , which nevertheless impress themselves upon the ...
... characteristics of the equatorial forest vegetation . General Features of the Equatorial Forests . - It is not easy to fix upon the most distinctive features of these virgin forests , which nevertheless impress themselves upon the ...
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... Characteristics of the Larger Forest - trees . - Passing from the general impression to the elements of which the scene is composed , the observer is struck by the great diversity of the details amid the general uniformity . Instead of ...
... Characteristics of the Larger Forest - trees . - Passing from the general impression to the elements of which the scene is composed , the observer is struck by the great diversity of the details amid the general uniformity . Instead of ...
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