Smith, Hamilton Lanphere, 1819-1903. [from old catalog] · Cleveland, M. C. Younglove and company · leaf 130
heheat of the earth being increased, the air becomes sometimesvery mild even in elevated districts. Valleys, it is well known, arewarmer than level plains in the same latitude on account of thereflection of the suns heat from neighboring hills and mountains.In Switzerland, instances occur of spots… … descending from the upper regions, cover an extent of about 1500square miles of territory. The ice is seen presenting innumer-able peaks in the gorge between the mountains. It is said thatthere are plains in the Himalayan mountains 15,000 feet abovethe level of the sea which produce fine…
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