Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time: with Illustrations of the Geology, Mineralogy, and ZoologyOliver & Boyd, 1830 - 492 pàgines |
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... - quently found their efforts checked , and their career arrested , by the operation of causes which , although equally powerful , were yet extremely different in their nature . In the Northern Seas , they suffered from.
... - quently found their efforts checked , and their career arrested , by the operation of causes which , although equally powerful , were yet extremely different in their nature . In the Northern Seas , they suffered from.
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Robert Jameson, James Wilson, Hugh Murray. nature . In the Northern Seas , they suffered from that dreadful extremity of cold to which high latitudes are exposed ; in Africa , from the scorching heat and pesti- lential vapours peculiar ...
Robert Jameson, James Wilson, Hugh Murray. nature . In the Northern Seas , they suffered from that dreadful extremity of cold to which high latitudes are exposed ; in Africa , from the scorching heat and pesti- lential vapours peculiar ...
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... Natural History of Africa the reader is indebted to Mr JAMES WILSON , author of " Illustra- tions of Zoology , " and the principal contributor in that branch of science to the new edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica . The present ...
... Natural History of Africa the reader is indebted to Mr JAMES WILSON , author of " Illustra- tions of Zoology , " and the principal contributor in that branch of science to the new edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica . The present ...
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... NATURAL FEATURES OF AFRICA . Introductory Observations - Its Situation on the Globe - Ex- tensive Deserts - Mountains and Rivers - Vegetable Life- Animal Life - Social Aspect - Striking Contrasts which it presents ..... .Page 17 CHAPTER ...
... NATURAL FEATURES OF AFRICA . Introductory Observations - Its Situation on the Globe - Ex- tensive Deserts - Mountains and Rivers - Vegetable Life- Animal Life - Social Aspect - Striking Contrasts which it presents ..... .Page 17 CHAPTER ...
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... Natural History and Chemical Composi- tion of Springs - Geology of Caffraria , Natal , & c . - Conclu- sion , ........ ..Page 373 CHAPTER XX . NATURAL HISTORY OF THE QUADRUPEDS OF AFRICA . Introductory Observations — Orang - outang ...
... Natural History and Chemical Composi- tion of Springs - Geology of Caffraria , Natal , & c . - Conclu- sion , ........ ..Page 373 CHAPTER XX . NATURAL HISTORY OF THE QUADRUPEDS OF AFRICA . Introductory Observations — Orang - outang ...
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