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He had noticed in the course of some deepsea sounding experiments , that the
water is of a high temperature at a depth of 400 fathoms , showing a difference of
go at that depth when compared with the temperature at the surface ; a fact so ...
He had noticed in the course of some deepsea sounding experiments , that the
water is of a high temperature at a depth of 400 fathoms , showing a difference of
go at that depth when compared with the temperature at the surface ; a fact so ...
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In the interval , between the successful pursuit and its reappearance again upon
the surface , the body becomes much distended by the gases generated during
its rapid decomposition after death . The men , after risking their lives in the ...
In the interval , between the successful pursuit and its reappearance again upon
the surface , the body becomes much distended by the gases generated during
its rapid decomposition after death . The men , after risking their lives in the ...
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Towards evening the finners left us . On calm , clear days , while we waited for
the appearance of the whale , we preserved the strictest silence , and as we
waited and watched , he would glide on to the surface with a sudden but gentle
motion ...
Towards evening the finners left us . On calm , clear days , while we waited for
the appearance of the whale , we preserved the strictest silence , and as we
waited and watched , he would glide on to the surface with a sudden but gentle
motion ...
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There is a slight curve in the 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 ...
There is a slight curve in the 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 ...
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There are besides lances of most formidable proportions , mounted upon long
shafts , to strike at the wounded whale when he returns to the surface after his
dive of some forty minutes ' duration . These weapons rest securely on a suitable
...
There are besides lances of most formidable proportions , mounted upon long
shafts , to strike at the wounded whale when he returns to the surface after his
dive of some forty minutes ' duration . These weapons rest securely on a suitable
...
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| Título | The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to Spitzbergen |
| Autor | John Campion Wells |
| Editor | H.S. King, 1873 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de California |
| Digitalizado | 1 Abr. 2009 |
| Largo | 355 páginas |
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