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HUNDRED WONDERS OF THE WORLD, AND OF THE THREE WONDERS OF NATURE
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The Hundred Wonders of the World, and of the Three Wonders of Nature
Author: C. C. Clarke
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Category : Travel
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Excerpt from The Hundred Wonders of the World, and of the Three Wonders of Nature: Described According to the Latest and Best Authorities, and Illustrated by Engravings Tan is the most majestic of the Andes, and has a ciren lar summit, feet, or above four miles high. On the shores of the South Sea, after the long ruins of winter, when the mistiness of the air has suddenly diminished, Chimboraso appears like a cloud in the horizon. It (16 taches itself from the neighbouring summits, and raises its lofty head over the whole chain of the Andes. Travellers who have approached the summits of Mont Blanc and Mont Rose, are alone capable of feeling the effect of such vast, majestic, and solemn scenery. The bulk of' Chimborazo isso enormous, that the part which the eye embraces at once, near the limit of the snows, is feet, or four miles and a third in breadth. The extreme rarity of the strata of air, across which the summits of the Andes are seen, contributes greatly to the splendour of the snow, and the magical efi'ect of its re ec tion. Under the tropics, at a height of feet, up wards of three miles, the azure vault of the heavens up. Pears of an indi tint; while, in so pure and transparent an atmosphere, outlines of the mountains detach them selves from the sky, and produce an efi'ect at once sub lime, awful, and profoundly impressive. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333876685
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 766
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Excerpt from The Hundred Wonders of the World, and of the Three Wonders of Nature: Described According to the Latest and Best Authorities, and Illustrated by Engravings Tan is the most majestic of the Andes, and has a ciren lar summit, feet, or above four miles high. On the shores of the South Sea, after the long ruins of winter, when the mistiness of the air has suddenly diminished, Chimboraso appears like a cloud in the horizon. It (16 taches itself from the neighbouring summits, and raises its lofty head over the whole chain of the Andes. Travellers who have approached the summits of Mont Blanc and Mont Rose, are alone capable of feeling the effect of such vast, majestic, and solemn scenery. The bulk of' Chimborazo isso enormous, that the part which the eye embraces at once, near the limit of the snows, is feet, or four miles and a third in breadth. The extreme rarity of the strata of air, across which the summits of the Andes are seen, contributes greatly to the splendour of the snow, and the magical efi'ect of its re ec tion. Under the tropics, at a height of feet, up wards of three miles, the azure vault of the heavens up. Pears of an indi tint; while, in so pure and transparent an atmosphere, outlines of the mountains detach them selves from the sky, and produce an efi'ect at once sub lime, awful, and profoundly impressive. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
The Hundred Wonders of the World, and of Three Kingdoms of Nature Described According to the Best and Lates Authorities
Author: C. G. Clarke
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Pages : 760
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The Wonders of Nature and Art. Comprising Upwards of Three Hundred of the Most Remarkable Curiosities and Phenomena in the Known World. With an Appendix of Interesting Experiments, in Different Arts and Sciences, ... Third Edition
Author: Joseph TAYLOR (of Newington Butts.)
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Pages : 664
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The Hundred Wonders of the World
Author: Sir Richard Phillips
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Pages : 768
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The hundred wonders of the world, and of the three kingdoms of nature
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The Hundred Wonders of the World, and of the Three Kingdoms of Nature, Described According to the Best and Latest Authorities, and Illustrated by Engravings
Author: Rev. C. C. CLARKE (pseud. [i.e. Sir Richard Phillips?])
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Category : Curiosities and wonders
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Pages : 754
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Category : Curiosities and wonders
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The hundred wonders of the world, and of the three kingdoms of nature
Author: Charles C. Clarke
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Pages : 664
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The Hundred Wonders of the World and of the Three Kingdoms of Nature
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The Hundred Wonders of the World, and of the Three Kingdoms of Nature ... Nineteenth Edition, Enlarged and Improved. [With Plates.]
Author: Rev. C. C. CLARKE (pseud. [i.e. Sir Richard Phillips?])
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Pages : 790
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