Physical Description of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land: Accompanied by a Geological Map, Sections and Diagrams, and Figures of the Organic Remains |
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Physical Description of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land: Accompanied ... Paul Edmund De Strzelecki No preview available - 2015 |
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absorption of solar acids Insoluble agricultural Alumina argillaceous atmosphere Australian barometer basalt belonging Ben Lomond Brushes of N. S. W. Capacity for moisture Cape Captain Carbonate of lime Chemical Character coal coast colonies colour Constituents in 100 crops deposits Diemen's Land Diprotodon dividing range epoch evaporation farm feet fossil geological Gould granite greenstone greywacke Horsf hot wind inches Island Lake Launceston limestone localities Lomond Macquarie Magnesia manured miles Morris Mount Mount Hay Mount Kosciuszko Mount Wellington numerous observations Pecopteris Peroxide of iron Physical Character porphyry Port Jackson Port Macquarie Port Philip Port Stephen Power of absorption Power of terrestrial present quartz rock resembles ridges river sandstone shell sienite siliceous slaty soil solar rays Power Solubility of 100 Soluble in acids South Wales species specific gravity specimens Spirifer surface temperature terrestrial radiation Capacity thermometer tion traces valley Van Diemen's Land vegetable matter Wellington wheat