Natural phenomena / by Charles Tomlinson ; published under the direction of the Committee of General Literature and Education appointed by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
1860, First Edition. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Poor copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Item #268871
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.
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