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INDEX.
Acotyledons or cryptogams, 357.
"Adam's ice,"48.
Adriatic: sea-breezes of the, 240; soundings in the,
24.
Aerolites, combustion of, 209.
African railways, 499.
Agriculture, 4T0 et seq.
, mother of civilization, 450.
Air, the, or atmosphere: composition of, 206; travels without cessation, 207; vehicle of all sounds,
210; beautifies all nature, 210; the mirage, 210;
weight of, 213 ; pressure of, 213; height of upper
strata, 213 ; first measurement of weight, 214; ascent of mountains, 214 ; ascent of balloons, 215;
mean pressure of, 217; barometric variations, 219-
222. See also Winds.
Algse, 396.
Altitudes, tested by boiling water, 214.
Amazon, fish in the river, 412.
, the bore in the, 119.
America, colonization of, 465.
, discovered by the Chinese, 87.
American railways, 499.
Animal and vegetable life, union of, 406.
Animals: number of species, 393; relative abundance of, 395.
Anne, English brig, surrounded by icebergs, 53.
Antarctic ice-fields, 55.
Anticosti, origin of the island of, 180.
Antilles, origin of the, 182.
Aracan, or hurricane, 251.
Arboreal vegetation, limits of, 359.
Archipelago, depth of water in the Eastern, 31.
Areas of habitation, 408.
Argostoli, marine streams of, 146.
Aristotle, manner of his death, 123.
Arsenic, found in se*-water, 39.
Ascents Qf mountains, 469.
Ashes, showers of, 228.
Asiatic railways, 499.
Atlantic Ocean: depth of water in the North, 29;
probable consequences of lowering the depth of,
29.
Atmosphere and Meteorology, 206.
Atmosphere. See Air.
Attakapas of Louisiana, 145.
Attraction of sun and moon, 99.
Aurora Borealis, 314 et seq.
Australia, icebergs south of, 56.
, tides at Port Essington, in, 115.
Babel-Mandeb, Straits of, salt submarine current
through, 92.
Bahr-el-Assal, deposits at, 176.
Ballybunion, the cliff of, 147.
Baltic, sand-banks of the, 169.
, the, in Celtic, Dead Sea, 124.
Baltic Sea, ice in, 57.
, saltness of water in, 36.
Banks and dunes, formation of, 159.
Barometric observations, 217 ; diurnal oscillations
of, 219.
Bavarian Alps, vegetation on, 385.
Beechey's observations of the tides, 110,113.
Belgium, the most thickly populated land, 444.
Bidassoa, bar at the mouth of the, 161.
Biesbosch, the forest of reeds, 154.
Birds, extinct species of, 516.
Black Sea, ice in, 58.
, salt marshes of, 38.
, aii^iciiL ijuiu.© at, iuo.
Caribbean Sea: saltness of water in, 36; clear water in, 41.
Categat, the, depth of water in, 26.
Catelet, hailstorm at, 312.
Cattaro, mouths of, 130.
Cazau, etang of, 197.
Celebes and Gilolo, formation of, 185.
^Central American canals, 502.
Charles Heddles, the ship, in a cyclone, 258.
Chemical action on plants, 366.
Chesil Bank, of shingle, 164,165.
Chimborazo, vegetation of, 380.
Chinese discovery of America, 87.
seas, tides of, 107.
Blanchard Race, the, 116.
Bore, or barre, 118.
Borkum, lessening of the island of, 154.
Breakwaters, natural, 151.
Bremontier on moving sands, 200.
Bridet on the speed of hurricanes, 25S.
British Islands, climate of, 347.
Calais and Dover, depth of water between, 27.
Calcareous deposits at Ascension, 175.
Calcutta, hurricane at, 253, 260.
California, soundings off the coast of, 30.
Canals, 500 et seq.
Cape Ferret, changes at, 170,171.
Horn, icebergs south of, 56.
Capri, grotto of, 145; color of water in, 42.
Carentan, accumulations of mud in the gulf of, 173.
-, ancient fjords at, 138.
Choa-Canzouni, islands of, 164; curious formation
of, 183.
Christiansand, fjords filling up, 137.
Civilization, changes caused by, 457.
ofthe East, early, 463.
Cliffs, destruction of, 139.
of France and England, 142.
Climatal changes, 353.
Climate modifying coast-lines, 135.
Climates, 331 et seq.
Clyde, the river, 495.
Clouds and rain, 276.
-, formation of, 280; height of, thickness of,
2S2 ; aspect of, 283 ; classification of, 283.
Coast-lines, modifications of, 127.
ridges and sand-bars, 165,167.
Cod-fisheries, 398.
Coins, found in stones at Elsinore, 174.
Coirebhreacain, the, 117.
Colors of sea-water, 41.
Columbus, says, "El mundo es poco," 468.
Combustion of rocks, 147.
Copals, lake of, 479.
Copenhagen, tidal current at, 124.
Coral islands, 433.
insects, 421 et seq.
reefs, 421 et seq.
in Tahiti, 424.
Corfu, tides at, 123.
Cretins, 447.
Cryptogams or acotyledons, 357.
Cultivation of land, 519 et seq.
Currents ofthe ocean, 67; equatorial, 68; polar, 68;
hot and cold, 73; of the South Atlantic, 82; Indian Ocean, 83 ; Pacific Ocean, 83 ; Humboldt's
Current, 84; disturbance in, 84; Tessan's Current, 85; Rennell's Current, 88; secondary currents, 88; the Bosporus, 89.
Object Description
| Title | The ocean, atmosphere, and life |
| Creator | Reclus, Elisée |
| Publisher | Harper |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Date | 1873 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
Description
| Title | 00000588 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | INDEX. Acotyledons or cryptogams, 357. "Adam's ice,"48. Adriatic: sea-breezes of the, 240; soundings in the, 24. Aerolites, combustion of, 209. African railways, 499. Agriculture, 4T0 et seq. , mother of civilization, 450. Air, the, or atmosphere: composition of, 206; travels without cessation, 207; vehicle of all sounds, 210; beautifies all nature, 210; the mirage, 210; weight of, 213 ; pressure of, 213; height of upper strata, 213 ; first measurement of weight, 214; ascent of mountains, 214 ; ascent of balloons, 215; mean pressure of, 217; barometric variations, 219- 222. See also Winds. Algse, 396. Altitudes, tested by boiling water, 214. Amazon, fish in the river, 412. , the bore in the, 119. America, colonization of, 465. , discovered by the Chinese, 87. American railways, 499. Animal and vegetable life, union of, 406. Animals: number of species, 393; relative abundance of, 395. Anne, English brig, surrounded by icebergs, 53. Antarctic ice-fields, 55. Anticosti, origin of the island of, 180. Antilles, origin of the, 182. Aracan, or hurricane, 251. Arboreal vegetation, limits of, 359. Archipelago, depth of water in the Eastern, 31. Areas of habitation, 408. Argostoli, marine streams of, 146. Aristotle, manner of his death, 123. Arsenic, found in se*-water, 39. Ascents Qf mountains, 469. Ashes, showers of, 228. Asiatic railways, 499. Atlantic Ocean: depth of water in the North, 29; probable consequences of lowering the depth of, 29. Atmosphere and Meteorology, 206. Atmosphere. See Air. Attakapas of Louisiana, 145. Attraction of sun and moon, 99. Aurora Borealis, 314 et seq. Australia, icebergs south of, 56. , tides at Port Essington, in, 115. Babel-Mandeb, Straits of, salt submarine current through, 92. Bahr-el-Assal, deposits at, 176. Ballybunion, the cliff of, 147. Baltic, sand-banks of the, 169. , the, in Celtic, Dead Sea, 124. Baltic Sea, ice in, 57. , saltness of water in, 36. Banks and dunes, formation of, 159. Barometric observations, 217 ; diurnal oscillations of, 219. Bavarian Alps, vegetation on, 385. Beechey's observations of the tides, 110,113. Belgium, the most thickly populated land, 444. Bidassoa, bar at the mouth of the, 161. Biesbosch, the forest of reeds, 154. Birds, extinct species of, 516. Black Sea, ice in, 58. , salt marshes of, 38. , aii^iciiL ijuiu.© at, iuo. Caribbean Sea: saltness of water in, 36; clear water in, 41. Categat, the, depth of water in, 26. Catelet, hailstorm at, 312. Cattaro, mouths of, 130. Cazau, etang of, 197. Celebes and Gilolo, formation of, 185. ^Central American canals, 502. Charles Heddles, the ship, in a cyclone, 258. Chemical action on plants, 366. Chesil Bank, of shingle, 164,165. Chimborazo, vegetation of, 380. Chinese discovery of America, 87. seas, tides of, 107. Blanchard Race, the, 116. Bore, or barre, 118. Borkum, lessening of the island of, 154. Breakwaters, natural, 151. Bremontier on moving sands, 200. Bridet on the speed of hurricanes, 25S. British Islands, climate of, 347. Calais and Dover, depth of water between, 27. Calcareous deposits at Ascension, 175. Calcutta, hurricane at, 253, 260. California, soundings off the coast of, 30. Canals, 500 et seq. Cape Ferret, changes at, 170,171. Horn, icebergs south of, 56. Capri, grotto of, 145; color of water in, 42. Carentan, accumulations of mud in the gulf of, 173. -, ancient fjords at, 138. Choa-Canzouni, islands of, 164; curious formation of, 183. Christiansand, fjords filling up, 137. Civilization, changes caused by, 457. ofthe East, early, 463. Cliffs, destruction of, 139. of France and England, 142. Climatal changes, 353. Climate modifying coast-lines, 135. Climates, 331 et seq. Clyde, the river, 495. Clouds and rain, 276. -, formation of, 280; height of, thickness of, 2S2 ; aspect of, 283 ; classification of, 283. Coast-lines, modifications of, 127. ridges and sand-bars, 165,167. Cod-fisheries, 398. Coins, found in stones at Elsinore, 174. Coirebhreacain, the, 117. Colors of sea-water, 41. Columbus, says, "El mundo es poco," 468. Combustion of rocks, 147. Copals, lake of, 479. Copenhagen, tidal current at, 124. Coral islands, 433. insects, 421 et seq. reefs, 421 et seq. in Tahiti, 424. Corfu, tides at, 123. Cretins, 447. Cryptogams or acotyledons, 357. Cultivation of land, 519 et seq. Currents ofthe ocean, 67; equatorial, 68; polar, 68; hot and cold, 73; of the South Atlantic, 82; Indian Ocean, 83 ; Pacific Ocean, 83 ; Humboldt's Current, 84; disturbance in, 84; Tessan's Current, 85; Rennell's Current, 88; secondary currents, 88; the Bosporus, 89. |
