Author: TOMLINSON, CHARLES (1808-1897). SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE (GREAT BRITAIN). COMMITTEE OF GENERAL LITERATURE AND EDUCATION
Title: Natural phenomena
Description: London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge 1860. First Edition. Poor copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. by Charles Tomlinson ; published under the direction of the Committee of General Literature and Education appointed by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Physical description; viii. 190 p. : ill. ; 17 cm. Contents; The rainbow -- The thunder-storm -- Comazants -- The Aurora Borealis -- Halos -- Fata Morgana -- The Ignis Fatuus ; or. Will-o'-the-Wisp -- Hurricanes -- Water-spouts -- Sand storms and snow storms -- Monsoons -- Whirlpools -- The geysers ; or. boiling springs of Iceland -- Rapids -- The Falls of Niagra -- The Dropping Well -- Pertrifying spings -- Coral reefs -- Natural bridges -- Caverns -- Fingal's Cave -- Perforated rocks -- Mountain passes -- Avalanches -- Glaciers -- Glacier tables -- Snow bridges -- Icebergs -- The breaking up of ice-floes -- Mountain slips and torrents of mud -- Earthquakes and volcanoes -- Air volcanoes -- The prairie on fire. Subjects; Natural Phenomena. Charles Tomlinson. Weight in Kg appr.:

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