The American Geography: Or, a View of the Present Situation of the United States of America: Containing Astronomical Geography--geographical Definitions, Discovery, and General Description of America and the United States ... With a Particular Description of Kentucky, the Western Territory, and Vermont .. To which is Added an Abridgment of the Geography of the British, Spanish, French, and Dutch Dominions in America and the West Indies--of Europe, Asia, and AfricaJ. Jones, 1792 - 536 עמודים |
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תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 69
עמוד 10
... force of the wind . If it be foft and gentle , it is called a breeze ; if fresh and violent , a gale ; if the gale be attended with rain and hail , it is called a ftorm . As the air is a fluid , its natural ftate is reft , which it ...
... force of the wind . If it be foft and gentle , it is called a breeze ; if fresh and violent , a gale ; if the gale be attended with rain and hail , it is called a ftorm . As the air is a fluid , its natural ftate is reft , which it ...
עמוד 18
... forces of the Shawanees , Mingoes , and Dela- wares , and a detachment of the Virginia militia . The Indians were de- feated , and fued for peace . Logan however difdained to be feen among the fuppliants . But , left the fincerity of a ...
... forces of the Shawanees , Mingoes , and Dela- wares , and a detachment of the Virginia militia . The Indians were de- feated , and fued for peace . Logan however difdained to be feen among the fuppliants . But , left the fincerity of a ...
עמוד 39
... force , a fubtil wind , faid to be of a nauseous fmell ; and if drawn in with the breath of the unwary traveller , will infallibly bring on a decline , that in a few months must prove mortal . No remedy has yet been found to counteract ...
... force , a fubtil wind , faid to be of a nauseous fmell ; and if drawn in with the breath of the unwary traveller , will infallibly bring on a decline , that in a few months must prove mortal . No remedy has yet been found to counteract ...
עמוד 41
... force being fufficient for removing them , the mud carried down by the river ferves to bind and cement them together . They are gradually covered , and every inundation not only extends their length and breadth , but adds another layer ...
... force being fufficient for removing them , the mud carried down by the river ferves to bind and cement them together . They are gradually covered , and every inundation not only extends their length and breadth , but adds another layer ...
עמוד 42
... force of the channel being united , the only opening then left would probably grow deep as well as the bar . Mr. Carver has travelled higher up this river , and appears to be better acquainted with its northern parts and fource , than ...
... force of the channel being united , the only opening then left would probably grow deep as well as the bar . Mr. Carver has travelled higher up this river , and appears to be better acquainted with its northern parts and fource , than ...
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