 Apura, in a space of 4000 square leagues, were terrified on the 30th of April 1812, by a subterraneous noise, which resembled frequent discharges of the largest cannon. This noise began at two in the morning. It was accompanied by no shock; and, what...  The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal - Page 2761819Full view - About this book
 | 1819 - 482 pages
...whatever. on the 30th of April 1812, by a subterraneous noise, which resembled frequent discharges of the largest cannon. This noise began at two in the...through the air ; and was so far from being thought a subterraYieous noise, that at Carraccas, as well as at Calabozo, preparations were made to put the... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland - 1819 - 590 pages
...terrified on the 30th of April, 1812, by a subterraneous noise, which resembled frequent discharges of the largest cannon. This noise began at two in the morning. It was accompanied by no shock ; and, which is very remarkable, it was as loud on the coast as at eighty leagues distance inland. It was... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland - 1819 - 602 pages
...terrified on the 30th of April, 1812, by a subterraneous noise, which resembled frequent discharges of the largest cannon. This noise began at two in the morning. It was accompanied by no shock ; and, which is very remarkable, it was as loud on the coast as at eighty leagues distance inland. It was... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1821 - 448 pages
...of April, 1812, by a subterraneous noise, which resembled frequent discharges of the largest canuon. This noise began at two in the morning. It was accompanied...remarkable, it was as loud on the coast as at eighty leagues dislanceinland. It was every where believed to be transmitted throughAhe air; and was so far from being... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland - 1825 - 602 pages
...terrified on the 30th of April, 1812, by a subterraneous noise, which resembled frequent discharges of the largest cannon. This noise began at two in the morning. It was accompanied by no shock; and, which is very remarkable, it was as loud on the coast as at eighty leagues distance inland. It was... | |
 | Josiah Conder - 1830 - 360 pages
...largest cannon. This noise began at two in the morning. It was accompanied by no shock, and, which is very remarkable, it was as loud on the coast as...from being thought a subterraneous noise, that at Caracas, as well as at Calabozo, preparations were made to put the place into a state of defence against... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland - 1852 - 544 pages
...steppes), and on the borders of the Kio Apure, over a superficies of four thousand square leagues. This noise began at two in the morning. It was accompanied by no shock ; and it is very remarkable, that it was as loud on the coast as at the distance of eighty leagues inland.... | |
 | Charles Kingsley - 1871 - 484 pages
...frequent discharges of the loudest cannon. It was accompanied by no shock, and, what is very remarkable, was as loud on the coast as at eighty leagues' distance inland ; and at Caraccas, as well as at Calabozo, preparations were made to put the place in defense against... | |
 | Charles Kingsley - 1880 - 452 pages
...frequent discharges of the loudest cannon. It was accompanied by no shock: and, what is very remarkable, was as loud on the coast as at eighty leagues' distance inland ; and at Caraccas, as well as at Galabozo, preparations were made to put the place in defence against... | |
 | Charles Kingsley - 1882 - 478 pages
...frequent discharges of the loudest cannon. It was accompanied by ho shock : and, what is very remarkable, was as loud on the coast as at eighty leagues' distance inland ;-and at Caraccas, as well as at Calabozo, preparations were made to put the place in defence against... | |
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