The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Volume 1Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 - Nature study |
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... Spitzbergen ( which is the largest of that group of frozen islands , which go under that name , or that of New Greenland ) , the forms assumed by the ice are extremely pleasing . The surface of that which is congealed from the sea water ...
... Spitzbergen ( which is the largest of that group of frozen islands , which go under that name , or that of New Greenland ) , the forms assumed by the ice are extremely pleasing . The surface of that which is congealed from the sea water ...
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... variety of forms , and gives the voyager ideal towns , streets , churches , steeples , and every shape which imagination can frame . The icebergs or glaciers of the north west of Spitzbergen 34 The Contemplative Philosopher . NO . IV .
... variety of forms , and gives the voyager ideal towns , streets , churches , steeples , and every shape which imagination can frame . The icebergs or glaciers of the north west of Spitzbergen 34 The Contemplative Philosopher . NO . IV .
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... Spitzbergen are among the capital wonders of the country . The glaciers of Switzerland seem con- temptible to these . They are seven in number , but at considerable distances from each other ; and each fills the vallies for tracts ...
... Spitzbergen are among the capital wonders of the country . The glaciers of Switzerland seem con- temptible to these . They are seven in number , but at considerable distances from each other ; and each fills the vallies for tracts ...
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... Spitzbergen . The snow , moreover , in those high latitudes , exhibits phenomena not less singular than those of the ice . At first , it appears small and hard as the finest sand ; it then changes its form to that of a hexagonal shield ...
... Spitzbergen . The snow , moreover , in those high latitudes , exhibits phenomena not less singular than those of the ice . At first , it appears small and hard as the finest sand ; it then changes its form to that of a hexagonal shield ...
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... Spitzbergen : at least , the only thing which re- sembles soil , is the grit worn from the mountains by the power of the winds , or the attrition of cata- The racts of melted snow : this , indeed , is assisted by the putrefied lichens ...
... Spitzbergen : at least , the only thing which re- sembles soil , is the grit worn from the mountains by the power of the winds , or the attrition of cata- The racts of melted snow : this , indeed , is assisted by the putrefied lichens ...
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