 ... of the basin of the Caspian Sea, or of the eastern, coast of Asia, nor are those of the eastern coast of America the same as those of the western. " The first fauna, the limits of which we would determine with precision, is the Arctic. It offers,...  Monthly Journal of Medical Science - Page 3621855Full view - About this book
 | Science - 1854 - 414 pages
...of which we would determine with precision, is the Arctic. It offers the same aspects in three parts of the world, which converge towards the North Pole....find an astonishing profusion and variety of forms. In this respect the vegetable and animal kingdoms differ entirely from each other ; and the measure... | |
 | Geology - 1854 - 414 pages
...of which we would determine with precision, is the Arctic. It offers the same aspects in three parts of the world, which converge towards the North Pole....find an astonishing profusion and variety of forms. In this respect the vegetable and animal kingdoms differ entirely from each other ; and the measure... | |
 | Josiah Clark Nott, George Robins Gliddon, Samuel George Morton - African Americans - 1854 - 800 pages
...determine with precision, is the arctic. It offers, as we have just seen, the same aspects in three parts of the world, which converge towards the North Pole....marine animals we find an astonishing profusion and veriety of forms. In this respect the vegetable and animal kingdoms differ entirely from each other,... | |
 | 1854 - 792 pages
...forests cease, and inhabiting countries entirely barren, offers the same aspects in all the three parts of the world which converge towards the north pole....general features which is not found in any other region. Its flora consists of gramineous plants, mosses, and lichens, and a few flowering plants and dwarf... | |
 | American literature - 1854 - 712 pages
...forests cease, and inhabiting countries entirely barren, offers the same aspects in all the three parts of the world which • converge towards the north...general features which is not found in any other region. Its flora consists of gramineous plants, mosses, and lichens, and a few flowering plants and dwarf... | |
 | Josiah Clark Nott, George Robins Gliddon - Anthropology - 1855 - 828 pages
...determine with precision, is the arctic. It offers, as we have just seen, the same aspects in three parts of the world, which converge towards the North Pole....marine animals we find an astonishing profusion and vsriety of forms. In this respect the vegetable and animal kingdoms differ entirely from each other,... | |
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