The Story of the Hills: A Book about Mountains for General ReadersMacmillan, 1906 - 357 страница |
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... COLUMNAR BASALT AT CLAMSHELL CAVE , STAFFa . a Photograph by J. Valentine MONT BLANC , SNOWFIELDS , GLACIERS , AND STREAMS MOUNTAIN IN THE YOSEMITE VALLEY 192 229 250 From 280 • 312 336 PART I. THE MOUNTAINS AS THEY ARE . THE STORY.
... COLUMNAR BASALT AT CLAMSHELL CAVE , STAFFa . a Photograph by J. Valentine MONT BLANC , SNOWFIELDS , GLACIERS , AND STREAMS MOUNTAIN IN THE YOSEMITE VALLEY 192 229 250 From 280 • 312 336 PART I. THE MOUNTAINS AS THEY ARE . THE STORY.
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... valleys in these regions , few of the more important moun- tains which have not been climbed . Our knowledge of mountains , thanks to the labours of a zealous army of workers , is now con- siderable . The professors of physical science ...
... valleys in these regions , few of the more important moun- tains which have not been climbed . Our knowledge of mountains , thanks to the labours of a zealous army of workers , is now con- siderable . The professors of physical science ...
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... valley exists in the heart of that mountain the entrance to which has been sealed up by impassable glaciers , though the floor of the " cirque " within is still a rich pas- turage . In a certain valley they point out a spring which ...
... valley exists in the heart of that mountain the entrance to which has been sealed up by impassable glaciers , though the floor of the " cirque " within is still a rich pas- turage . In a certain valley they point out a spring which ...
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... valley . It was a huntsman's paradise ; chamois were there in plenty , bears also , and even bouquetins , wan- dering over the richest pastures . He retraced his steps to announce the good news ; but when he returned again , the waters ...
... valley . It was a huntsman's paradise ; chamois were there in plenty , bears also , and even bouquetins , wan- dering over the richest pastures . He retraced his steps to announce the good news ; but when he returned again , the waters ...
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... valleys , the rivers , are the only writing- tablets on which unlettered nations have been able to inscribe their annals . For this kind of history we must go to the antiquary , and , above all , to the philologist , who tells us the ...
... valleys , the rivers , are the only writing- tablets on which unlettered nations have been able to inscribe their annals . For this kind of history we must go to the antiquary , and , above all , to the philologist , who tells us the ...
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