 | Malthe Conrad Bruun - 1822 - 696 ページ
...depth, makes hem undergo a strong refraction. . The other shades in the colour of sea waters, depend causes which are local, and sometimes illusory. It...around the Maldive Islands black. The Vermeille, or Vermillion sea, near California, has received its name from the red colour which it often assumes.... | |
 | Conrad Malte-Brun - 1829 - 552 ページ
...undergo î strong refraction. The other shades in the colour of sea waters, depend on causes which arc local, and sometimes illusory. It is said that the...the gulf of Guinea, the sea is white, and around the Maldivc Islands black. The Vermeille, or Vermillion sea, near California, has received its name from... | |
 | 1829 - 682 ページ
...which are local, and sometimes deceptive. The Mediterranean in its upper part is said to have at times a purple tint. In the gulf of Guinea, the sea is white ; around the Maldive Islands, it is black, and in some places is observed to be red,—appearances... | |
 | James Bell - 1832 - 762 ページ
...transparent, as to exhibit the minutest object they contain or cover at the depth of several fathoms. In the Gulf of Guinea the sea is white ; and around the Maldive islands it is black. 1 Experiments were made during the тол-age of the Coquille, to ascertain at what depth... | |
 | James Bell - 1832 - 736 ページ
...transparent, as to exhibit the minutest object they contain or cover at the depth of several fathoms. In the Gulf of Guinea the sea is white ; and around the Maldive islands it is black. ' Experiments were made during the voyage of the Coquille, to ascertain at what depth... | |
 | 1834 - 578 ページ
...which are local, and sometimes deceptive. The Mediterranean in its upper part is said to have at times a purple tint. In the Gulf of Guinea the sea is white ; around the Maldive Islands it is black ; and in some places it has been observed to be red. These... | |
 | Ireland commissioners of nat. educ - 1835 - 398 ページ
...which are local, and sometimes deceptive. The Mediterranean in its upper part is said to have at times a purple tint. In the gulf of Guinea, the sea is white ; around the Maldive islands it is black ; and in some places it has been observed to be red. These... | |
 | William Martin - 1838 - 368 ページ
...are local, and sometimes deceptive. The Mediterranean, in its upper part, is said to have at times a purple tint. In the gulf of Guinea, the sea is white ; around the Maldive islands it is black; and in some places it has been observed to be red. These... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1849 - 258 ページ
...causes; thus a purple tint is said to pervade the waters in the eastern part of the Mediterranean sea. In the Gulf of Guinea the sea is white, and around the Maldives it is black. Between China and Japan it is yellowish ; and west of the Canaries and Azores... | |
 | Edward P. Montague - 1849 - 370 ページ
...is the water, that the minutest object at the depth of several fathoms can be distinctly perceived. In the Gulf of Guinea the sea is white, and around the Maldine Islands it is black. When the water of the ocean is subjected to a chemical analysis, it appears... | |
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causes which are local, and sometimes illusory. It is said that the Mediterranean Sea, in its upper part, has sometimes a purple tint. In the gulf of Guinea, the Sea is white, and around the Maldive Islands black. The Vermeille, or 
