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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... miles . Much information might be acquired by a series of experiments in the Gulf Stream , which would tend to perfect the navigation and shorten the passage between the ports on our coast . It is to be hoped it will claim the attention ...
... miles . Much information might be acquired by a series of experiments in the Gulf Stream , which would tend to perfect the navigation and shorten the passage between the ports on our coast . It is to be hoped it will claim the attention ...
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... by , just after passing the north end of St. Michael's , in order to examine the position of the Tullock Reef by daylight . We passed within a mile and a half of its reported position , but saw nothing of it , although the A 2 MADEIRA . 5.
... by , just after passing the north end of St. Michael's , in order to examine the position of the Tullock Reef by daylight . We passed within a mile and a half of its reported position , but saw nothing of it , although the A 2 MADEIRA . 5.
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... miles per hour , but I was not altoge- ther satisfied with it . It was difficult to measure the correct angle subtended by the Porpoise's masts for the distance , on account of the motion of both vessels . The measurement of the height ...
... miles per hour , but I was not altoge- ther satisfied with it . It was difficult to measure the correct angle subtended by the Porpoise's masts for the distance , on account of the motion of both vessels . The measurement of the height ...
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... miles east of Madeira . One of them is often mistaken for a ship under sail , to which when first seen it has a considerable resemblance . It stands like a slender broken column , several hundred feet in height , on a base scarcely ...
... miles east of Madeira . One of them is often mistaken for a ship under sail , to which when first seen it has a considerable resemblance . It stands like a slender broken column , several hundred feet in height , on a base scarcely ...
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... by a band that passes over the forehead , which supports a great part of the weight . About twenty - five gallons , weighing more than two hundred pounds , is a load . They move rapidly , and carry this load five miles for a 20 MADEIRA .
... by a band that passes over the forehead , which supports a great part of the weight . About twenty - five gallons , weighing more than two hundred pounds , is a load . They move rapidly , and carry this load five miles for a 20 MADEIRA .
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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