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... earth to revolve round the sun at a distance greater or less than that which it at present has , all the forces of the system remaining unaltered . If the earth were removed towards the centre by about one - eighth of its distance , the ...
... earth to revolve round the sun at a distance greater or less than that which it at present has , all the forces of the system remaining unaltered . If the earth were removed towards the centre by about one - eighth of its distance , the ...
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... earth - to raise the waters of the ocean into ridges like mountains , and dash the strongest ships to pieces like toys . It warms and cools by turns the earth and the living creatures that inhabit it . It draws up vapours from the sea ...
... earth - to raise the waters of the ocean into ridges like mountains , and dash the strongest ships to pieces like toys . It warms and cools by turns the earth and the living creatures that inhabit it . It draws up vapours from the sea ...
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... earth was a flat surface indefinitely extended , and bounded on all sides by the sky , but this supposition is universally exploded . Though the form of the earth has been shown to be spherical , it is not a perfect sphere , but a ...
... earth was a flat surface indefinitely extended , and bounded on all sides by the sky , but this supposition is universally exploded . Though the form of the earth has been shown to be spherical , it is not a perfect sphere , but a ...
Términos y frases comunes
abundant acid Acrogens Africa alumina America Ammonite animal atmosphere bark beautiful beds belemnites bread-plants called carbon carbonic acid cells Ceylon chiefly clay climate coal cocoa cocoa-nut colour contains copper countries crystals cultivated Cyclopteris deep diamond earth employed Europe Exogens extensive feet fibre flowers fluid forests fossil fruit fusel oil garden Glyptodon gold greywacke ground grow GUTTA PERCHA heat Ichthyosaurus important India iron islands kinds land leaves Lepidodendron lime limestone maize manufacture manure medicine Megatherium metals mineral mountains naphtha native natural numerous nutrition o'er obtained ocean ornamental palm peculiar plantain plants plesiosaur produce purposes quantity resins rivers rocks roots sand sandstone seeds shells silica soft South South America species Sphenopteris spring starch stem stone strata substance sulphur sulphuric acid supply surface Teleosaurus thickness thou timber trees tropical varieties various vegetable weather wind wood yields