... with loudest detonations, spherical masses of fusing lava, or bright ignited stones. ' The dark bold outline of the perpendicular and jutting rocks around formed a striking contrast with the luminous lake below, whose vivid rays, thrown on the rugged... The Edinburgh Journal of Science - עמוד 2041827תצוגה מלאה - מידע על ספר זה
| 1827 - 452 דפים
...setting of the sun, had hung over the volcano, gradually cleared away, and the fires of Kirauea, darling their fierce light across the midnight gloom, unfolded...contrast with the luminous lake below, whose vivid rays, thrownon the rugged promontories, and reflected by the overhanging clouds, combined to complete the... | |
| 1826 - 520 דפים
...fire, shot up, at fre- • quent intervals, with loud detonations, spherical masses of fusing lava, or bright ignited stones. ' The dark, bold outline of...complete the awful grandeur of the imposing scene.' p. 136. It is a striking feature of this volcano, that it does not spring out of a mountain, or hill,... | |
| 724 דפים
...fire, shot up, at frequent intervals, with loudest detonations, spherical masses of fusing lava, or bright ignited stones. " The dark bold outline of...complete the awful grandeur of the imposing scene." —pp. 214, 215. We must here close our extracts; but in the next number we shall present some information... | |
| William Ellis - 1825 - 290 דפים
...fire, shot up, at frequent intervals, with loudest detonations, spherical masses of fusing lava, or bright ignited stones. The dark, bold outline of the...complete the awful grandeur of the imposing scene. We sat gazing at the magnificent phenomenon for several hours, when we laid ourselves down on our mats,... | |
| William Ellis - 1825 - 290 דפים
...fire, shot Up, at frequent intervals, with loudest detonations, spherical masses of fusing lava, or bright ignited stones. The dark, bold outline of the...by the overhanging clouds, combined to complete the awfut grandeur of the imposing scene. We sat gazing at the magnificent phenomenon for several hours,... | |
| 1825 - 806 דפים
...fire, shot up, at frequent intervale, with loudest detonations, spherical masses of fusing lava, or bright ignited stones. The dark, bold outline of the...formed a striking contrast with the luminous lake and smoke that rose at the north and south ; below, whose vivid rays, thrown on the end of the plain,... | |
| 1826 - 446 דפים
...their fierce light across the midnight gloom, unfolded a sight terrible and sublime beyond all they bad yet seen." " The agitated mass of liquid lava, like...lake below, whose vivid rays, thrown on the rugged promoptories, and reflected by the overhanging clouds, combined to complete the awful grandeur of the... | |
| 1826 - 518 דפים
...of fire, shot up, at frequent intervals, with loud detonations, spherical masses of fusing lava, or bright ignited stones. • The dark, bold outline...complete the awful grandeur of the imposing scene.' p. 136. It is a striking feature of this volcano, that it does not spring out of a mountain, or hill,... | |
| William Ellis - 1826 - 474 דפים
...fire, shot up, at frequent intervals, with loudest detonations, spherical masses of fusing lava, or bright ignited stones. The dark bold outline of the...complete the awful grandeur of the imposing scene. We sat gazing at the magnificent phenomena for several hours, when we laid ourselves down on our mats,... | |
| 1826 - 606 דפים
...fire, shot up, at frequent intervals, with loudest detonations, spherical masses of fusing lava, or bright ignited stones. ' The dark bold outline of...complete the awful grandeur of the imposing scene. We sat gazing at the magnificent phenomena for several hours, when we laid ourselves down on our mats,... | |
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