The Journal of the Royal Geographic Society of London, Volumen 44J. Murray, 1874 "List of geographical works and maps recently published" in vol. 6-11. |
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... leaving school , he was in a merchant's counting - house in Liverpool ; but before he was eighteen he took to the study of medicine in Edinburgh , where he graduated in the autumn of 1811 , the subject of his Latin thesis being " The ...
... leaving school , he was in a merchant's counting - house in Liverpool ; but before he was eighteen he took to the study of medicine in Edinburgh , where he graduated in the autumn of 1811 , the subject of his Latin thesis being " The ...
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... leaving England to arrival at the Cape of Good Hope , 18,610 miles of ocean have been traversed . In the deep - sea soundings , 174 casts obtained , and the nature of the bottom ascer- tained in each case . These casts varied from 500 ...
... leaving England to arrival at the Cape of Good Hope , 18,610 miles of ocean have been traversed . In the deep - sea soundings , 174 casts obtained , and the nature of the bottom ascer- tained in each case . These casts varied from 500 ...
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... leaving Christmas harbour , were Fuller and Hopeful harbours and Betsey cove in Accessible bay , on the east coast ; Greenland bay and Island harbour in Royal sound , on the south coast of the island . A lofty range of mountains runs ...
... leaving Christmas harbour , were Fuller and Hopeful harbours and Betsey cove in Accessible bay , on the east coast ; Greenland bay and Island harbour in Royal sound , on the south coast of the island . A lofty range of mountains runs ...
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... obtained in 1975 fathoms , yellowish mud ; this was the deepest water found since leaving the Cape of Good Hope . The trawl at this depth brought up numerous specimens of Admiralty Surveys.— Challenger ' Expedition . clxi.
... obtained in 1975 fathoms , yellowish mud ; this was the deepest water found since leaving the Cape of Good Hope . The trawl at this depth brought up numerous specimens of Admiralty Surveys.— Challenger ' Expedition . clxi.
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... leaving England . The ele- ments of declination , inclination , and intensity are daily observed at sea , as well as at the several ports visited . The Magnetic staff includes Commander Maclean , Lieutenant Bromley , and Navigating ...
... leaving England . The ele- ments of declination , inclination , and intensity are daily observed at sea , as well as at the several ports visited . The Magnetic staff includes Commander Maclean , Lieutenant Bromley , and Navigating ...
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Página clxv - Act, 1858 the Government of India was transferred from the East India Company to the Crown.
Página 83 - IN Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree : Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea. So twice five miles of fertile ground With walls and towers were girdled round : And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree ; And here were forests ancient as the hills, Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.
Página cxl - Despondency fled from the ship, and Lieut. Pirn received a welcome — pure, hearty, and grateful — that he will assuredly remember and cherish to the end of his days.
Página 5 - Guineas each, with every requisite to assist those commencing the study of this interesting science, a knowledge of which affords so much pleasure to the traveller in all parts of the world. * A collection for Five Guineas which will illustrate the recent works on Geology by Ansted, Buckland.
Página 6 - Thomson (J.) The Straits of Malacca, Indo-China, and China; or, Ten Years' Travels, Adventures, and Residence Abroad. By J. THOMSON, FRGS, Author of " Illustrations of China and its People.
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Página 2 - The Imperial Gazetteer; A General Dictionary of Geography, Physical, Political, Statistical, and Descriptive...
Página 256 - The most remarkable effect of this earthquake was the permanent elevation of the land; it would probably be far more correct to speak of it as the cause. There can be no doubt that the land round the Bay of Concepcion was upraised two or three feet...
Página cxviii - It is difficult for a person in a civilised country to conceive that any body of men possessing the common attributes of humanity (and these Boers are by no means destitute of the better feelings of our nature) should with one accord set out, after loading their own wives and children with caresses, and proceed to shoot down in cold blood men and women, of a different colour, it is true, but possessed of domestic feelings and affections equal to their own. I saw and conversed with children in the...
Página 6 - Journey across Australia. An Account of the Exploring Expedition sent out by Messrs. Elder and Hughes, under the command of Colonel Egerton Warburton ; giving a full Account of his Perilous Journey from the centre to Roebourne, Western Australia. With Illustrations and a Map. Edited, with an Introductory Chapter, by HW BATES, Esq., of the Royal Geographical Society.