That there may be a continent, or large tract of land, near the Pole, I will not deny; on the contrary I am of opinion there is ; and it is probable that we have seen a part of it. Annual Register - Page 33edited by - 1779Full view - About this book
| Edmund Burke - History - 1794 - 610 pages
...favourite theory amongft the geographers of all ages. That there may be a continent, or large traft of land, near the pole, I will not deny ; on the contrary,...opinion there is; and it is probable that we have fcen a part of it. The excellive cold, the iflands and vaii floats of ice, all tend to prove that there... | |
| History - 1794 - 614 pages
...the geographers of all ages. That there may be a continent, or large trait of land, near the pole, 1 will not deny ; on the contrary, I am of opinion there...and it is probable that we have feen a part of it. 'I he excelfive cold", the many iilands and vrut floats of ice, all tend to prove that there mull be... | |
| History - 1805 - 608 pages
...there may be a continent, or large tract of land, near the pole, I will not deny ; on the con. trary, I am of opinion there is; and • it is probable that we have seen a part of it. The excessive cold,- the many islands and vast floats of ice, all tend to prove... | |
| General history - 1815 - 802 pages
...favourite theory amongst the geographers of all ages. That there may be a continent, or large tract of land, near the Pole, I will not deny; on the contrary...opinion there is ; and it is probable that we have seen a part of it. The excessive cold, the many islands and vast floats of ice, all tend to prove that... | |
| James Cook - Oceania - 1821 - 304 pages
...favourite theory amongst the geographers of all ages. That there may be a continent, or large tract of land, near the pole, I will not deny; on the contrary,...opinion there is; and it is probable that we have seen a part of it. The excessive cold, the many islands and vast floats of ice, all tend to prove that... | |
| Robert Kerr - Explorers - 1824 - 532 pages
...theory amongst the geographers of all ages. That there may be a continent, or large tract of land, jiear the Pole, I will not deny ; on the contrary I am of...opinion there is ; and it is probable that we have seen a Sart of it. The excessive cold, the many islands and vast oats of ice, all tend to prove that... | |
| James Cook - Oceania - 1842 - 636 pages
...favourite theory amongst the geographers of all ages. That there may be a continent, or large tract of land, near the pole, I will not deny ; on the contrary,...opinion there is ; and it is probable that we have seen a part of it. The excessive cold, the many islands and vast floats of ice, all tend to prove that... | |
| Andrew Kippis - Explorers - 1843 - 456 pages
...seventy-first degree of latitude was finally arrested. " That there may be a continent or large tract of land near the pole, I will not deny ; on the contrary,...opinion there is ; and it is probable that we have seen a part of it. The excessive cold, the many islands and vast floats of ice, all tend to prove that... | |
| University of Adelaide - 1923 - 824 pages
...recorded in his published work is stated (4) as follows: — "That there may be a continent or large tract of land near the pole, I will not deny. On the contrary, I am of opinion that there is; and it is probable that we have seen a "part of it. The excessive cold, the many islands,... | |
| Gordon Elliott Fogg - Nature - 1992 - 510 pages
...that this could not be part of a continent, Cook wrote: That there may be a Continent or large tract of land near the Pole, I will not deny, on the contrary...opinion there is, and it is probable that we have seen a part of it. The excessive cold, the many islands and vast floats of ice all tend to prove that... | |
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