Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition: During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Svazek 1C. Wilkes, 1849 - Počet stran: 599 |
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... fathoms , and the log - line fastened to the middle of it . One keg is made heavy enough to sink another air - tight , just beneath the sur- face of the water , so that we get the current uninfluenced by wind , and all the other ...
... fathoms , and the log - line fastened to the middle of it . One keg is made heavy enough to sink another air - tight , just beneath the sur- face of the water , so that we get the current uninfluenced by wind , and all the other ...
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... fathoms depth . On entering it the thermometer fell one and a half to two degrees . The distance run in it was about four hundred and fifty miles . Repeated casts of the deep sea lead were had in from two to three hundred fathoms , but ...
... fathoms depth . On entering it the thermometer fell one and a half to two degrees . The distance run in it was about four hundred and fifty miles . Repeated casts of the deep sea lead were had in from two to three hundred fathoms , but ...
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... fathoms . The temperature of the water at that depth was 79 ° , at the surface 80 ° , and at one hundred fathoms depth 58 ° . The mean temperature of the air from Madeira until our arrival off this port , was found to have increased ...
... fathoms . The temperature of the water at that depth was 79 ° , at the surface 80 ° , and at one hundred fathoms depth 58 ° . The mean temperature of the air from Madeira until our arrival off this port , was found to have increased ...
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... fathoms of line . Nothing of the kind was perceived , nor was there any indication of soundings in the discoloration of the water , or any change in its temperature . D We next sailed for a vigia laid down on the TO RIO JANEIRO . 37.
... fathoms of line . Nothing of the kind was perceived , nor was there any indication of soundings in the discoloration of the water , or any change in its temperature . D We next sailed for a vigia laid down on the TO RIO JANEIRO . 37.
Strana 38
... fathoms of it . On reeling it up , the wire parted , and we lost nine hundred and sixty fathoms of line , with our sounding apparatus , including one of Six's self - registering thermometers . The wire was badly prepared and ill adapted ...
... fathoms of it . On reeling it up , the wire parted , and we lost nine hundred and sixty fathoms of line , with our sounding apparatus , including one of Six's self - registering thermometers . The wire was badly prepared and ill adapted ...
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A. T. Agate anchored appearance arrival boats Bolivia Callao Cape CHARLES WILKES Chili Chilian coast Commanding Exploring Expedition coral Cordilleras crew Deception Island direction discharged at Oahu distance Drayton duties eastward Engraved fathoms Flying-Fish Freyre gale Gamarra gentlemen height Hermit Islands hundred feet huts icebergs inhabitants island Joined at Oahu Joined at Rio Lafuente land latitude Lieutenant Lieutenant-Commandant Lima longitude Madeira miles mines morning mountains natives night northward observed obtained officers Orange Harbour Orbejoso Ord'y Seaman party passed Peacock Peru Peru-Bolivian Confederation Peruvian Porpoise port President Quillota Raraka reached Relief returned rock run at Sydney sail Salaverry Santa Cruz Sea-Gull seen sent served the cruise shore side Sketched snow South Peru southward squadron temperature thermometer troops U. S. Ship Vincennes United Valparaiso vessels weather westward whole wind