On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesMurray, 1858 - 555 pages |
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... hemisphere ; and the autumnal , that in which he crosses from the northern to the southern . The mean or circular ... northern hemisphere . The descending node is a corresponding point in the plane of the ecliptic diametrically opposite ...
... hemisphere ; and the autumnal , that in which he crosses from the northern to the southern . The mean or circular ... northern hemisphere . The descending node is a corresponding point in the plane of the ecliptic diametrically opposite ...
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... northern climates fit for the production of tropical plants , and for the residence of the elephant and other animals now inhabitants of the torrid zone , it is impossible to say . Of the decrease in temperature of the northern hemisphere ...
... northern climates fit for the production of tropical plants , and for the residence of the elephant and other animals now inhabitants of the torrid zone , it is impossible to say . Of the decrease in temperature of the northern hemisphere ...
Page 75
... northern hemisphere to the operation of existing causes with more probability than most theories that have been advanced in solution of this difficult subject . The loftiest mountains would be represented by a grain of sand on a globe ...
... northern hemisphere to the operation of existing causes with more probability than most theories that have been advanced in solution of this difficult subject . The loftiest mountains would be represented by a grain of sand on a globe ...
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... northern hemi- sphere , the N.E. trade - wind is narrower than the S.E. The sun is perpetually raising enormous ... northern hemisphere the trade - winds come northward with him ; and when his intense heat expands the air over the G 2 ...
... northern hemi- sphere , the N.E. trade - wind is narrower than the S.E. The sun is perpetually raising enormous ... northern hemisphere the trade - winds come northward with him ; and when his intense heat expands the air over the G 2 ...
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