 | Royal Society (Great Britain) - Mathematics - 1808 - 456 pages
...phenomena. The vallies where cretinism is most frequent, are surrounded by very high mountains ; they are sheltered from the currents of air, and exposed to the direct and still more to the reflected rays of the sun. The effluvia from the marshes are very strong, and the atmosphere humid,... | |
 | William Nicholson - Science - 1808 - 910 pages
...frequent, are surrounded situation, by very high mountains ; they are sheltered from the cnri rents of air, and exposed to the direct and still more to the reflected ruy» of the sun. The effluvia from the marshes •re very strong, and the atmosphere humid,... | |
 | English literature - 1809 - 574 pages
...vallies,' he says-, ' where cretinism is most frequent, are surrounded by very high mountains; they are sheltered' from the currents of air, and exposed to the direct, and still more to the reflected rays of the sun. The effluvia from the nvarshes are very strong, and' the atmosphere humid,... | |
 | Sir John Forbes, Alexander Tweedie, John Conolly - Medicine - 1833 - 912 pages
...degraded varieties of our species. According to Saussure, the valleys where cretinism is most frequent are surrounded by very high mountains, sheltered from...air, and exposed to the direct, and still more to the reflected rays of the sun. The rtfiuvia from the marshes are very strong, and the air is humid, close,... | |
 | Sir John Forbes, Alexander Tweedie, John Conolly - Medicine - 1845 - 816 pages
...degrading varieties of our species. According to Saussure, the valleys where cretinism is most frequent are surrounded by very high mountains, sheltered from...air, and exposed to the direct, and still more to the reflected rays of the sun. The effluvia from the marshes are very strong, and the air is humid, close,... | |
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The vallies where cretinism is most frequent, are surrounded by very high mountains ; they are sheltered from the currents of air, and exposed to the direct and still more to the reflected rays of the sun. The effluvia from the marshes are very strong,... 