Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1856 Excerpt: ...The Scandinavian peninsula.--120. European peninsula.--121. The Indian peninsula.--122. Further India.--123. Hemisphere (if most land. Rivers: 124. Formation of rivers.--125. Effect of a single ridge.--126. Example in the eastern continent.--127. Example in South America.--128. Effect of parallel ridges.--129. hief tributariesconsiderable rivers.--130. Example of Missouri.--131. Trifling elevation of watershed.--132. Portage.--133. Examples of rivers in North America.--134. Eastern rivers.--135. Western rivers.--136. The Mississippi and its tributaries.--137. Valley of the Mississippi.--138. Red River, Arkansas, Ohio.--139. St. Louis.--140. Illinois. Chap. III.--141. Source of Mississippi.--142. Missouri and its tributaries.--143. The Amazons.--144. Its tributaries.--145. The Orinoco.--146. The Rio de la Plata.--147. The river system of Europe.--148. General plan of the rivers of the world. Climate: 149. Determines the animal and vegetable kingdoms.--150. Its dependence on latitude.--151. Explained by the varying positions of the earth.--152. Spring equinox.--153. Sun vertical at equator.--154. Oblique at all other points.--155. Its thermal influence in different latitudes.--156. Position of the earth on 21st June.--157. Days longer than nights in northern hemisphere.--158. Temperature depends on sun's altitude and length of day.--159. Thermal influence greatest on 21st June in northern hemisphere.--160. Position of the earth at autumnal equinox.--161. Why the longest day is not the hottest.--162. Why the summer is warmer than the spring.--163. The Dog-days.--164. Like phenomena in the southern hemisphere.--165. Position of the earth on 21st December.--166. Winter season explained.--167. Why the shortest day is not the coldest.--168. The Tropics.--169. The ...
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