The mysteries of the oceanT. Nelson, 1868 - 470 ページ |
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... compared with that of pure water is as 1.0272 to 1 . I shall hereafter return to the composition and properties of sea- water , and its different degrees of saltness , and I shall find in the nature of the beings first formed therein a ...
... compared with that of pure water is as 1.0272 to 1 . I shall hereafter return to the composition and properties of sea- water , and its different degrees of saltness , and I shall find in the nature of the beings first formed therein a ...
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... compared to the turning of a top , and which causes the equinoctial points , year after year , to recede towards the east , in such a manner that after a year of revolution the two points no longer coincide exactly with their anterior ...
... compared to the turning of a top , and which causes the equinoctial points , year after year , to recede towards the east , in such a manner that after a year of revolution the two points no longer coincide exactly with their anterior ...
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... compared with that of the liquid element in the proportion of 1 to 2 , or , according to Rigaud , in the ratio of 100 to 270 , or finally , according to other authorities , in that of 284 to 1000. [ Mr. Gardner represents the extent of ...
... compared with that of the liquid element in the proportion of 1 to 2 , or , according to Rigaud , in the ratio of 100 to 270 , or finally , according to other authorities , in that of 284 to 1000. [ Mr. Gardner represents the extent of ...
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... compared with the fluvial deposits , whose gradual accumulation through a long series of years has constituted immense masses , entire strata of soil , and contributed in a notable manner to the encroachments of the mainland upon the ...
... compared with the fluvial deposits , whose gradual accumulation through a long series of years has constituted immense masses , entire strata of soil , and contributed in a notable manner to the encroachments of the mainland upon the ...
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... compared with the lunar tides , and only become perceptible when combined with them . For though the attractive force of the sun is incomparably more considerable than that of the moon , yet , owing to the far greater distance of the ...
... compared with the lunar tides , and only become perceptible when combined with them . For though the attractive force of the sun is incomparably more considerable than that of the moon , yet , owing to the far greater distance of the ...
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according algæ ammonites ancient animals appear Arctic arms Atlantic atmosphere billows birds boats body called cause centre cetaceans coast colour continents convulsions coral crustaceans currents Cuvier deep deposits depth diver dugongs earth elevation enormous epoch extremity eyes fins fish fishery foraminifera formidable frequently genus gigantic globe Gulf of Mexico Gulf Stream head hemisphere immense inches Indian infusorias inhabitants islands kraken land latter less liquid lithophytes living marine mass Maury molluscs monster movement naturalists nature navigation nearly ocean organs pectoral fins phenomenon phosphorescent planet Plesiosaurus polar pole polypid polypus prey regions resemblance rise rivers rocks salt says sea-serpent seals shark shells ship shores species sperm whale sponges strata substance surface swim tail teeth temperature tempest terrestrial terrestrial animals terrible thick tides tion tropical turtle vapour vast vegetable vessel voyage waves whale winds wings wrecked zoantharias zoophytes
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134 ページ - And ever the fitful gusts between A sound came from the land ; It was the sound of the trampling surf On the rocks and the hard sea-sand. The breakers were right beneath her bows, She drifted a dreary wreck, And a whooping billow swept the crew Like icicles from her deck.
310 ページ - Forthwith the sounds and seas, each creek and bay, With fry innumerable swarm, and shoals Of fish, that with their fins and shining scales Glide under the green wave, in sculls that oft Bank the mid sea...
268 ページ - The tiny cell is forlorn, Void of the little living will That made it stir on the shore. Did he stand at the diamond door Of his house in a rainbow frill? Did he push, when he was uncurl'd, A golden foot or a fairy horn Thro...
310 ページ - Graze the sea-weed their pasture, and through groves Of coral stray, or sporting with quick glance Show to the sun their waved coats dropt with gold ; Or in their pearly shells at ease attend Moist nutriment, or under rocks their food In jointed armour watch : on smooth the seal And bended dolphins play ; part, huge of bulk, Wallowing unwieldy, enormous in their gait, Tempest the ocean...
461 ページ - At sea, everything that breaks the monotony of the surrounding expanse, attracts attention. It proved to be the mast of a ship that must have been completely wrecked...
463 ページ - ... it was scarcely uttered before we were upon her. She was a small schooner, at anchor, with her broadside towards us. The crew were all asleep, and had neglected to hoist a light. We struck her just amid-ships. The force, the size, and weight of our vessel bore her down below the waves ; we passed over her and were hurried on our course. As the crashing wreck was sinking beneath us, I had a glimpse of two or three half-naked wretches rushing from her cabin ; they just started from their beds to...
108 ページ - There is a river in the ocean. In the severest droughts it never fails, and in the mightiest floods it never overflows. Its banks and its bottom are of cold water, while its current is of warm. The Gulf of Mexico is its fountain, and its mouth is in the Arctic Seas.. It is the Gulf Stream.
338 ページ - He maketh the deep to boil like a pot : He maketh the sea like a pot of ointment. He maketh a path to shine after him ; One would think the deep to be hoary.
206 ページ - Which strike ev'n eyes incurious ; but each moss, Each shell, each crawling insect, holds a rank Important in the plan of Him who framed This scale of beings ; holds a rank which lost Would break the chain, and leave behind a gap Which Nature's self would rue.
169 ページ - The swift volution, and the enormous train, Let sages versed in nature's lore explain. The horrid apparition still draws nigh, And white with foam the whirling billows fly. The guns were primed ; the vessel northward veers, Till her black battery on the column bears : The nitre fired ; and, while the dreadful sound Convulsive shook the slumbering air around, The watery volume, trembling to the sky, Burst down, a dreadful deluge, from on high ! The...