The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... surface ; a fact so extraordinary as to lead scientific men to assume that this , our asser- tion , is so contrary to the laws laid down by modern savans , that they do not hesitate to declare that the statement we made was impossible ...
... surface ; a fact so extraordinary as to lead scientific men to assume that this , our asser- tion , is so contrary to the laws laid down by modern savans , that they do not hesitate to declare that the statement we made was impossible ...
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... surface , the body becomes much distended by the gases gene- rated during its rapid decomposition after death . The men , after risking their lives in the dangerous pursuit , are often deprived of their expected gain by the sink- ing of ...
... surface , the body becomes much distended by the gases gene- rated during its rapid decomposition after death . The men , after risking their lives in the dangerous pursuit , are often deprived of their expected gain by the sink- ing of ...
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... surface with a sudden but gentle motion , heaving a loud p - o - o - f as he came ; and if on his way either in search of food or swimming in mere sport , we could see the peculiar inclination forwards which formed the first part of the ...
... surface with a sudden but gentle motion , heaving a loud p - o - o - f as he came ; and if on his way either in search of food or swimming in mere sport , we could see the peculiar inclination forwards which formed the first part of the ...
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... surface of each flange , imitated , no doubt , in the construction of a screw propeller for a steamship . By working this enormous limb with an up and down stroke , he is enabled to scull himself along at various WHALES ' FOOD rates of ...
... surface of each flange , imitated , no doubt , in the construction of a screw propeller for a steamship . By working this enormous limb with an up and down stroke , he is enabled to scull himself along at various WHALES ' FOOD rates of ...
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... surface after his dive of some forty minutes ' duration . These weapons rest securely on a suitable receptacle . The ears ply upon well - greased matting , and , owing to this simple arrangement , the boats are propelled without the ...
... surface after his dive of some forty minutes ' duration . These weapons rest securely on a suitable receptacle . The ears ply upon well - greased matting , and , owing to this simple arrangement , the boats are propelled without the ...
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