 | Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland - 1818 - 666 pages
...need of being a botanist, to recognize the torrid zone on the mere aspect of it's vegetation ; and without having acquired any notions of astronomy,...phosphorescent clouds of Magellan, arise on the horizon. The heaven, and the earth, everything in the equinoctial regions, assumes an exotic character._J The lower... | |
 | William Cowherd - 1818 - 728 pages
...notions of astronomy, without any acquaintance with the celestial charts of Fiainstead und de la Caille, feels he is not in Europe, when he sees the immense...phosphorescent clouds of Magellan, arise on the horizon. In the sixteenth decree of latitude, we saw dUtiuctly, says HUMBOLDT, the Сгоя of the South only... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland - 1822 - 762 pages
...acquaintance with the celestial charts of Flamstead and de la Caille, he feels he is not in Eorope, when he sees the immense constellation of the Ship,...phosphorescent clouds of Magellan, arise on the horizon. The heaven, and the earth, every thing in the equinoctial regions, assumes an exotic character. The lower... | |
 | William Jillard Hort - 1822 - 290 pages
...without any very deep knowledge of astronomy, he will feel that he is not in Europe, when he beholds the immense constellation of the ship, or the phosphorescent clouds of Magellan, arise on the horizon. The sky as well as the earth, in the equinoctial regions, assumes an exotic character. For several days... | |
 | Charles Hulbert - 1823 - 374 pages
...any notions of astronomy, without any acquaintance with the celestial charts of Flamstead and De le Caille, he feels he is not in Europe, when he sees...phosphorescent clouds of Magellan, arise on the horizon. The heaven and the earth, every thing in the equinoctial regions assumes an exotic character. We saw distinctly,... | |
 | John Hubbard Wilkins - 1825 - 151 pages
...no need of being a botanist, to recognise the torrid zone on the mere aspect of its vegetation ; and without having acquired any notions of astronomy,...phosphorescent clouds of Magellan, arise on the horizon. The heaven, and the earth, every thing in the equinoctial regions, assumes an exotic character. " The lower... | |
 | William Adams (M.A.) - 1832 - 516 pages
...any notions of astronomy, without any acquaintance with the celestial charts of Flamstead and De le Caille, he feels he is not in Europe, when he sees...phosphorescent clouds of Magellan, arise on the horizon. The heaven and the earth, every thing in the equinoctial regions, assumes an exotic character." We saw... | |
 | John Hubbard Wilkins - 1829 - 202 pages
...no need of being a botanist, to recognise the torrid zone on tne mere aspect of its vegetation ; and without having acquired any notions of astronomy,...phosphorescent clouds of Magellan, arise on the horizon. The heaven, and the earth, every thing in the equinoctial regions, assumes an exotic character. " The lower... | |
 | 1829 - 720 pages
...no need of being a botanist to recognize the torrid zone on the meer aspect of its vegetation; and without having acquired any notions of astronomy,...phosphorescent clouds of Magellan arise on the horizon. The heaven and the earth, every thing in the equinoctial regions, assumes an exotic character." But the... | |
 | John Howison - 1834 - 450 pages
...Humboldt, who often alludes to the subject with enthusiasm. " The traveller," says he, " feels that he is not in Europe when he sees the immense constellation...Ship, or the phosphorescent clouds of Magellan, arise in the horizon. The heavens and the earth, everything in the equinoctial regions assumes an exotic... | |
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A traveller has no need of being a botanist, to recognise the torrid zone on the mere aspect of its vegetation ; and without having acquired any notions of astronomy, without any acquaintance with the celestial charts of Flamstead and de la Caille, he... 
