 | Jeremiah Joyce - 1815 - 282 pages
...penetration of the sun's rays. The improvements that are taking place in the climate of North America prove, that the power of man extends to phenomena, which, from the magnitude and variety of their causes, appear beyond its reach. The vapour that rises from water, uniting itself to the air, ascends into... | |
 | Andrew Ure - 1821 - 436 pages
...barbarians who overran the Homan empire a few centuries afterwards, transported their armies and wagons across the ice of these rivers. The improvement that...variety of their causes, seemed entirely beyond his controul. At Guiana, in South America, within five degrees of the line, the inhabitants living amid... | |
 | Andrew Ure - 1827 - 904 pages
...¿r armies and waggons across the Ice of thea. rI,en. The tmprosentent that Is cons tinuallytaking place in the climate of America, proves, that the power of man extends to phe¿ nemena, which, from the magnitude and vs.. nety of their causes, seemed entirely beyond his control.... | |
 | Andrew Ure - 1828 - 872 pages
...present. Caesar •ays, that the vine could not be cultivated in Gaul, on account of its winter-cold. The rein-deer, now found only in the zone of Lapland,...South America, within five degrees of the line, the inhabitant» living amid immense forests, a century ago, were obliged to alleviate the severity of... | |
 | Jeremiah Joyce - 1828 - 280 pages
...penetration of the sun's rays. The improvements that are taking place in the climate of North America prove that the power of man extends to phenomena, which, from the magnitude and variety of their causes, appear beyond its reach. The vapour that rises from water, uniting itself to the air, ascends into... | |
 | 1829 - 770 pages
...which were impracticable, or fatal to the early settlers, at present afford a comfortable residence. The improvement that is continually taking place in...of America proves that the power of man extends to features of nature, which from the magnitude and variety of their causes seemed entirely beyound his... | |
 | Francis Bisset Hawkins - 1829 - 316 pages
...which were impracticable, or fatal to the early settlers, at present afford a comfortable residence. The improvement that is continually taking place in...of America proves that the power of man extends to features of nature, which from the magnitude and variety of their causes seemed entirely beyond his... | |
 | 1829 - 604 pages
...which were impracticable, or fatal to the early settlers, at present afford a comfortable residence. The improvement that is continually taking place in...of America proves that the power of man extends to {features of nature, which from the magnitude and variety of their causes seemed entirely beyond his... | |
 | Andrew Ure - 1831 - 980 pages
...present. Ccesar says, that the vine could not be cultivated in Caul, on account of its winter-cold. The rein-deer, now found only in the zone of Lapland,...variety of their causes, seemed entirely beyond his controul. At Guiana, in South America, within five degrees of the line, the inhabitants living amid... | |
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Roman empire a few centuries afterwards, transported their armies and waggons across the ice of these rivers. The Improvement that is continually taking place in the climate of America, proves, that the power of man extends to phenomena, which, from the... 