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... may still be in a liquid state under the influence of igneous fusion . * The figure
of the earth is such as could only have been assumed spontaneously by a body
in a liquid state , and of density increasing from the surface towards the centre .
... may still be in a liquid state under the influence of igneous fusion . * The figure
of the earth is such as could only have been assumed spontaneously by a body
in a liquid state , and of density increasing from the surface towards the centre .
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Numerous local circumstances influence it in a greater or less degree . Elevation
above the level of the ocean , is perhaps the most important of these . Our earth is
surrounded by a mass of elastic fluid , called its atmosphere , which , from its ...
Numerous local circumstances influence it in a greater or less degree . Elevation
above the level of the ocean , is perhaps the most important of these . Our earth is
surrounded by a mass of elastic fluid , called its atmosphere , which , from its ...
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Our own country is now feeling the influence of this last cause . If occasional
returns of severe winters , seem to show that the minimum temperature of the
year falls as low as it ever did , still there is no doubt that the duration of the
inclement ...
Our own country is now feeling the influence of this last cause . If occasional
returns of severe winters , seem to show that the minimum temperature of the
year falls as low as it ever did , still there is no doubt that the duration of the
inclement ...
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The simple alternations of day and night , do not produce a sufficient variation of
temperature to cause any important effect ; but there are many local causes that
influence the course of the winds in a very remarkable degree . We have hitherto
...
The simple alternations of day and night , do not produce a sufficient variation of
temperature to cause any important effect ; but there are many local causes that
influence the course of the winds in a very remarkable degree . We have hitherto
...
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The simple alternations of day and night , do not produce a sufficient variation of
temperature to cause any important effect ; but there are many local causes that
influence the course of the winds in a very remarkable degree . We have hitherto
...
The simple alternations of day and night , do not produce a sufficient variation of
temperature to cause any important effect ; but there are many local causes that
influence the course of the winds in a very remarkable degree . We have hitherto
...
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| Наслов | American Quarterly Review, Том 3 Томови 298-301 књиге American periodical series, 1800-1850 |
| Уредник | Robert Walsh |
| Издавач | Carey, Lea & Carey, 1828 |
| Оригинал из | Универзитет у Мичигену |
| Дигитализовано | 7 сеп 2005 |
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