 | 1814 - 644 Seiten
...generally, if not always, the highest part, and rises almost perpendicular, sometimes from the depth of Itco hundred (and perhaps many more) fathoms. To be constantly...with water seems necessary to the existence of the unimalcula', for they do not work, except in holes upon the reef, beyond low water mark ; but the coral,... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1821 - 788 Seiten
...generally, if not always, the highest part, and rises almost perpendicular, sometimes from the depth of 200, and perhaps many more fathoms. To be constantly covered...do not work, except in holes upon the reef, beyond low-water mark; but the coral sand and other broken remnants thrown up by the sea adhere to the rock,... | |
 | George Miller - 1826 - 864 Seiten
...generally, if not always the higtest part, and rises almost perpendicular, sometimes from the depth of 2OO, and perhaps many more fathoms. To be constantly covered...existence of the animalcules, for they do not work, except iu holes upon, the reef, beyond low-water mark; but vhe coral, sand, and other broken remnants thrown... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1828 - 590 Seiten
...forth; and to this, their instinctive foresight, it seems to be owing, that the windward side of a coral reef, exposed to the open sea, is generally, if not...do not work, except in holes upon the reef, beyond low-water mark: but the coral sand, and other broken remnants thrown up by the sea, adhere to the rock,... | |
 | Granville Penn - 1828 - 510 Seiten
...; and to this, their instinctive foresight, it seems to be owing, that the windward side of a coral reef, exposed to the open sea, is generally, if not...do not work, except in holes upon the reef, beyond low-water mark ; but the coral sand, and other broken remnants thrown up by the sea, adhere to the... | |
 | H. J. Lloyd - 1828 - 80 Seiten
...is generally, if not always, the highest part, and rises almost perpendicular from the depth of many fathoms. To be constantly covered with water seems...do not work, except in holes upon the reef, beyond low-water mark ; but the coral, sand, and other broken remnants thrown up by the sea, adhere to the... | |
 | 1829 - 436 Seiten
...exposed to the open sea, is generally, if not always, the highest part, and rises almost perpendicular, sometimes from the depth of two hundred, and perhaps,...beyond low water mark ; but the coral sand, and other remnants thrown up by the sea, adhere to the rock, and form a solid mass with it, as high as the common... | |
 | Gill's scientific, technological and microscopic repository - 1829 - 416 Seiten
...exposed to the open seaj is generally, if not always, the highest part, and rises almost perpendicular, sometimes from the depth of two hundred, and perhaps,...beyond low water mark ; but the coral sand, and other remnants thrown up by the sea, adhere to the rock, and form a solid mass with it, as high as the common... | |
 | Robert Mudie - 1829 - 464 Seiten
...exposed to the open sea is generally, if not always, the highest part, and rises almost perpendicular, sometimes from the depth of two hundred, and perhaps...existence of the animalcules, for they do not work, except upon holes in the reef, beyond low-water mark ; but the coral sand, and other broken fragments thrown... | |
 | 1833 - 370 Seiten
...generally, if not always, the highest part, and rises almost perpendicular, sometimes from the depth of 200, and perhaps many more, fathoms. To be constantly covered...do not work, except in holes upon the reef, beyond low-water mark; but the coral, sand, and other broken remnants thrown up by tbe sea, adhere to the... | |
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... leeward of which their infant colonies may be safely sent forth ; and to this, their instinctive foresight, it seems to be owing, that the windward side of a reef exposed to the open sea, is generally, if not always, the highest part, and rises almost... 
