Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics and Biography, Brought Down to the Present Time; Including a Copious Collection of Original Articles in American Biography; on the Basis of the Seventh Edition of the German Conversations - Lexicon, Volume 13Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford Carey, Lea & Carey, 1833 |
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Page 15
... direction . Throughout the in- termediate spaces there is abundant evi- dence that the subterranean fire is contin- ually at work ; for the ground is con- vulsed , from time to time , by earthquakes : gaseous vapors , especially ...
... direction . Throughout the in- termediate spaces there is abundant evi- dence that the subterranean fire is contin- ually at work ; for the ground is con- vulsed , from time to time , by earthquakes : gaseous vapors , especially ...
Page 16
... direction for nearly two hundred miles , and southward , without interruption , throughout a space of between sixty and seventy degrees of latitude , to the Moluc- cas , and then branches off in different directions both towards the ...
... direction for nearly two hundred miles , and southward , without interruption , throughout a space of between sixty and seventy degrees of latitude , to the Moluc- cas , and then branches off in different directions both towards the ...
Page 17
... direction , the volcanic range is prolonged through Bor- neo , Celebes , Banda , New Guinea ; and farther eastward in New Britain , New Ireland , and various parts of the Polyne- sian archipelago . The Pacific ocean , in- deed , seems ...
... direction , the volcanic range is prolonged through Bor- neo , Celebes , Banda , New Guinea ; and farther eastward in New Britain , New Ireland , and various parts of the Polyne- sian archipelago . The Pacific ocean , in- deed , seems ...
Page 19
... direction of Paternò ; but the inhabitants of that town , being alarmed for their safety , took up arms , and put a stop to further operations . In 1811 , the great crater testified , by its violent detonations , that the lava had ...
... direction of Paternò ; but the inhabitants of that town , being alarmed for their safety , took up arms , and put a stop to further operations . In 1811 , the great crater testified , by its violent detonations , that the lava had ...
Page 20
... direction from north - north - east to south - south - west . The least of these cones was 300 feet in height ; and Jorullo , the central one , was elevated 1600 feet above the level of the sea . A subsequent eruption of Jorullo ...
... direction from north - north - east to south - south - west . The least of these cones was 300 feet in height ; and Jorullo , the central one , was elevated 1600 feet above the level of the sea . A subsequent eruption of Jorullo ...
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