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 FormsJ. Murray, 1874 - 403 pages |
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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 Thomas Belt. solitary sleigh drive over ...
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 Thomas Belt. solitary sleigh drive over ...
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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 Thomas Belt. PREFACE . vii Diurnal ...
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 Thomas Belt. PREFACE . vii Diurnal ...
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... Gold Mining Company -My House and Garden - Fruits - Plantains and Bananas : pro- bably not indigenous to America ... Gold- mining - Auriferous Quartz Veins - Mode of occurrence of the Gold - Lodes richer next the surface than at lower ...
... Gold Mining Company -My House and Garden - Fruits - Plantains and Bananas : pro- bably not indigenous to America ... Gold- mining - Auriferous Quartz Veins - Mode of occurrence of the Gold - Lodes richer next the surface than at lower ...
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... Gold in the Valley Gravels -Difference of the Mollusca on the East and West Coast of the Isthmus of Darien - The Refuge of the Tropical American Animals and Plants during the Glacial Period - The Lowering of the Sea Level - The Land ...
... Gold in the Valley Gravels -Difference of the Mollusca on the East and West Coast of the Isthmus of Darien - The Refuge of the Tropical American Animals and Plants during the Glacial Period - The Lowering of the Sea Level - The Land ...
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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 Thomas Belt. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . THE ...
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 Thomas Belt. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . THE ...
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