New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations, and Abridgements, Volume 2Sir Richard Phillips, 1819 - Voyages and travels |
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... observed to be disturbed during its appearance . It has been proved , however , particularly by Perecotte , that this disturbance does not always take place on such occasions ; and , as the same circumstance is observed to happen when ...
... observed to be disturbed during its appearance . It has been proved , however , particularly by Perecotte , that this disturbance does not always take place on such occasions ; and , as the same circumstance is observed to happen when ...
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... observed the ebb and flow of the tide , but were sur- prised to see that , during both , the current on the outside con- tinued still to the SE . In order to make the best use of our time , we measured on the shore a base of 96 fathoms ...
... observed the ebb and flow of the tide , but were sur- prised to see that , during both , the current on the outside con- tinued still to the SE . In order to make the best use of our time , we measured on the shore a base of 96 fathoms ...
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... observed between 47 ° and 45 ° . From observations made from latitude 42 ° to 41 ° on the 25th and 26th of March , we discovered a difference of thirty - six miles in the direction north - easterly , as in our former passage through ...
... observed between 47 ° and 45 ° . From observations made from latitude 42 ° to 41 ° on the 25th and 26th of March , we discovered a difference of thirty - six miles in the direction north - easterly , as in our former passage through ...
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taining a particular Account of the Icebergs and other Phenomena which | |
Narrative of the Sufferings and Adventures of Henderick Portenger | 1 |
Travels of M Burckhardt in Egypt and Nubia | 1 |
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