 | 1858 - 708 páginas
...shrivelled, though not dead ; and those of the mimosas were closed at midday, the same as they are at night. In the midst of this dreary drought, it was wonderful...midday, and found the mercury to stand at 132 to 134 degrees ; and if certain kinds of beetles were placed on the surface, they ran about a few seconds... | |
 | David Livingstone - 1857 - 762 páginas
...shrivelled, though not dead ; and those of the mimosse were closed at midday, the same as they are at night. In the midst of this dreary drought, it was wonderful...mercury to stand at 132° to 134° ; and if certain kinds of beetles were placed on the surface, they ran about a few seconds and expired. But this broiling... | |
 | 1857 - 830 páginas
...shrivelled, though not dead ; and those of the mimosee were closed at midday, the same as they are at night. In the midst of this dreary drought, it was wonderful...midday, and found the mercury to stand at 132 to 134 degrees ; and, if certain kind of beetles were placed on the surface, they ran about a few seconds,... | |
 | David Livingstone - 1858 - 782 páginas
...shriveled, though not dead ; and those of the mimosae were closed at midday, the same as they are at night. In the midst of this dreary drought, it was wonderful...a thermometer three inches under the soil, in the aun, at midday, and found the mercury to stand at 132° to 134° ; and if certain kinds of beetles... | |
 | David Livingstone - 1858 - 780 páginas
...shriveled, though not dead; and those of the mimosa? were closed at midday, the same as they are at night. In the midst of this dreary drought, it was wonderful...ants, running about with their accustomed vivacity. 1 put the bulb of a thermometer three inches under the soil, in the sun, at midday, and found the mercury... | |
 | John Saunders - 1858 - 806 páginas
...shrivelled, though not dead ; and those of the mimosa) wer« closed at midday, the same as they are at night. In the midst of this dreary drought, it was wonderful to see those tiny creatures tho ants pinning about with their accustomed vivacity. I put the bulb of a thermometer three inches... | |
 | David Livingstone - 1868 - 810 páginas
...shriveled, though not dead ; and those of the mimosae were closed at midday, the same as they are at night. In the midst of this dreary drought, it was wonderful...ants, running about with their accustomed vivacity. 1 put the bulb of a thermometer three inches under the soil, in the sun, at midday, and found the mercury... | |
 | David Livingstone - 1872 - 806 páginas
...shriveled, though not dead ; and those of the mimosa? were closed at. midday, the same as they are at night. In the midst of this dreary drought, it was wonderful...ants, running about with their accustomed vivacity. 1 put the bulb of a thermometer three inches under the soil, in the sun, at midday, and found the mercury... | |
 | Josiah Tyler - 1873 - 812 páginas
...though not dead ; and those of the mimosas were elosed at midday, the same as they are at night. " In the midst of this dreary drought, it was wonderful...mercury to stand at 132° to 134° ; and if certain kinds of beetles were placed on the surface, they ran about a few seconds and expired. But this broiling... | |
 | 1876 - 850 páginas
...though not dead ; and those of the mimosas were closed at midday, the same as they are at night. " In the midst of this dreary drought, it was wonderful...mercury to stand at 132° to 134° ; and if certain kinds of beetles were placed on the surface, they ran about a few seconds and expired. But this broiling... | |
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... closed at midday, the same as they are at night. In the midst of this dreary drought, it was wonderful to see those tiny creatures, the ants, running about with their accustomed vivacity. I put the bulb of a thermometer three inches under the soil,... 
