Physical geography. From the Encycl. Britannica |
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15 페이지 - Herschel considered that the prevalence of land, and water in two opposite hemispheres "proves the force by which the continents are sustained to be one of tumefaction, inasmuch as it indicates a situation of the centre of gravity of the total mass of the earth somewhat eccentric relatively to that of the general figure of the external surface — the eccentricity lying in the direction of our antipodes : and is therefore a proof of the comparative lightness of the materials of the terrestrial hemisphere1.
387 페이지 - ... of their primeval life; their scaly stems, and bending branches, with their delicate apparatus of foliage, are all spread forth before him ; little impaired by the lapse of countless Ages, and bearing faithful records of extinct systems of vegetation, which began and terminated in times of which these relics are the infallible Historians.
226 페이지 - that in ascending a mountain from the sea-level to the limit of perpetual snow, we pass through the same series of climates, so far as temperature is concerned, which we should do by travelling from the same station to the polar regions of the globe ; and in a country where very great differences of level exist we find every variety of climate arranged in zones according to the altitude, and characterised by the vegetable productions appropriate to their habitual temperatures.
387 페이지 - Coal mines are overhung. The roof is covered as with a canopy of gorgeous tapestry, enriched with festoons of most graceful foliage, flung in wild irregular profusion over every portion of its surface. The effect is heightened by the contrast of the coal-black colour of these vegetables with the light ground-work of the rock to which they are attached.
62 페이지 - The motion of the water in the tide-wave is totally unlike that in an ordinary surface-wave, such as the wind produces.
377 페이지 - ... the species. If a dry season be gradually prolonged, the large mammal will suffer from the drought sooner than the small one ; if such alteration of climate affect the quantity of vegetable food, the bulky Herbivore will first feel the effects of stinted nourishment...
12 페이지 - ... the law can have led to the results. On the other hand, we do not mean to deny that such intelligence may act according to a law (that is to say, on a preconceived and definite plan).
377 페이지 - ... has to maintain against the surrounding agencies that are ever tending to dissolve the vital bond and subjugate the living matter to the ordinary chemical and physical forces. Any changes, therefore, in such external...
12 페이지 - Equally in either case an intelligence, guided by a purpose, must be continually in action to bias the directions of the steps of change — to regulate their amount, to limit their divergence, and to continue them in a definite course. We do not believe that Mr. Darwin means to deny the necessity of such intelligent direction.
244 페이지 - In felling the trees which covered the crowns and slopes of the mountains, men in all climates seem to be bringing upon future generations, two calamities at once— a want of fuel and a scarcity of water.