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 FormsE. Bumpus, 1888 - 403 pages |
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... NORTH AMERICA , ' ETC. ETC. SECOND EDITION , REVISED AND CORRECTED . " It was his faith - perhaps is mine- That life in all its forms is one , And that its secret conduits run Unseen , but in unbroken line , From the great fountain ...
... NORTH AMERICA , ' ETC. ETC. SECOND EDITION , REVISED AND CORRECTED . " It was his faith - perhaps is mine- That life in all its forms is one , And that its secret conduits run Unseen , but in unbroken line , From the great fountain ...
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... North Wales , Nova Scotia , Central America , and Chontales , Nicaragua . At the latter place . his entomological collection has made him famous . Many hundred species of coleoptera and lepidoptera attest his energy and X PREFACE .
... North Wales , Nova Scotia , Central America , and Chontales , Nicaragua . At the latter place . his entomological collection has made him famous . Many hundred species of coleoptera and lepidoptera attest his energy and X PREFACE .
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... North and South Russia , Siberia , the Kirghese Steppes , and many times to the United States . In these journeys he , from time to time , made those observa- tions upon glacial action , upon which he built up his theories of the ice ...
... North and South Russia , Siberia , the Kirghese Steppes , and many times to the United States . In these journeys he , from time to time , made those observa- tions upon glacial action , upon which he built up his theories of the ice ...
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... North- umberland , Durham , and Newcastle - on - Tyne , " vol . vii . , 1879 , the following short memoir , by Mr. Joseph Wright , giving some further details of Mr. Belt's career , appears " Died at Denver , Colorado , U.S.A. ...
... North- umberland , Durham , and Newcastle - on - Tyne , " vol . vii . , 1879 , the following short memoir , by Mr. Joseph Wright , giving some further details of Mr. Belt's career , appears " Died at Denver , Colorado , U.S.A. ...
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... North America were unfolded to his view , and to the study of them he devoted himself with enthusiasm . In his investigations into glacial . phenomena , careful observations were made at the great lakes of the American continent , the ...
... North America were unfolded to his view , and to the study of them he devoted himself with enthusiasm . In his investigations into glacial . phenomena , careful observations were made at the great lakes of the American continent , the ...
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