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... height , against the Trade- wind , which has been observed from the surface of the earth , and expressly mentioned by many navigators . Of these we shall only cite Basil Hall and Paludan . Fendler , at Tovar in Venezuela , has proved ...
... height , against the Trade- wind , which has been observed from the surface of the earth , and expressly mentioned by many navigators . Of these we shall only cite Basil Hall and Paludan . Fendler , at Tovar in Venezuela , has proved ...
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... height , so that it would have been natural to conclude that they had come from the volcanoes of the Azores . The true source of the ashes was the volcano of Morne Garou , in the island of St. Vincent , which lies 100 miles west from ...
... height , so that it would have been natural to conclude that they had come from the volcanoes of the Azores . The true source of the ashes was the volcano of Morne Garou , in the island of St. Vincent , which lies 100 miles west from ...
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... height of 3001 above the level of the sea , which is 150 feet deep at place , and it was an English mile in circumference . T event was followed by the continual earthquakes wh were felt for months in Arkansas and Ohio , and finally the ...
... height of 3001 above the level of the sea , which is 150 feet deep at place , and it was an English mile in circumference . T event was followed by the continual earthquakes wh were felt for months in Arkansas and Ohio , and finally the ...
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... height of about 4,000 or 5,000 feet above the sea - level . The fact that Goodrich found , in April , a SW . wind at the top of Mouna Kaa , while the NE . Trade - wind was blowing at the lower levels of the island of Hawaii , proves ...
... height of about 4,000 or 5,000 feet above the sea - level . The fact that Goodrich found , in April , a SW . wind at the top of Mouna Kaa , while the NE . Trade - wind was blowing at the lower levels of the island of Hawaii , proves ...
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... height S. limit of the 30.020 in . 30-025 30-057 30-039 NE . Trade . 5 ° 45 ' 5 ° 47 ′ 11 ° 20 ′ 9 ° 55 ' N. limit of the SE . Trade 2 ° 25 ' 1 ° 45 ′ 3 ° 15 ′ 3 ° 15 ' Were the district of maximum rarefaction to reac higher latitudes ...
... height S. limit of the 30.020 in . 30-025 30-057 30-039 NE . Trade . 5 ° 45 ' 5 ° 47 ′ 11 ° 20 ′ 9 ° 55 ' N. limit of the SE . Trade 2 ° 25 ' 1 ° 45 ′ 3 ° 15 ′ 3 ° 15 ' Were the district of maximum rarefaction to reac higher latitudes ...
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