 | General history - 1815 - 802 pages
...a perpendicular direction, but makes a very acute angle \\ith the bottom, ;md much of it afterward spreads many fathoms on the surface of the sea, I...some of it grows to the length of sixty fathoms and upward. At one o'clock (having run two leagues upon a SE J E. course, from noon) we sounded, and found... | |
 | James Cook - Oceania - 1821 - 488 pages
...twenty-four fathoms. The depth of water, therefore, must have been greater. And as this weed does not grow in a perpendicular direction, but makes a very acute...some of it grows* to the length of sixty fathoms and upward. At one o'clock (having run two leagues upon a SE iE. course, from noon) we sounded, and found... | |
 | Robert Kerr - Explorers - 1824 - 532 pages
...twentyfour fathoms. The depth of water, therefore, must have been greater. And as this weed does not grow in a perpendicular direction, but makes a very acute angle with the bottom, and much of it afterward spreads many fathoms on the surface of the sea, I am well warranted to say, that some of... | |
 | James Cook - Voyages and travels - 1842 - 654 pages
...twenty-four fathoms : the depth of water, therefore, must have been greater. And as this weed does not grow in a perpendicular direction, but makes a very acute...some of it grows to the length of sixty fathoms and upward. At one o'clock (having run two leagues upon a SE ' E. course, from noon) we sounded, and found... | |
 | John Purdy - Aids to navigation - 1844 - 534 pages
...of 24 fathoms. The depth of water must, therefore, have been greater. And as this weed does not grow in a perpendicular direction, but makes a very acute...spreads many fathoms on the surface of the sea, I am warranted to say, that some of it grows to the length of 60 fathoms and upwards." Certainly at the... | |
 | Charles Darwin - Beagle Expedition - 1846 - 716 pages
...plant at Kerguelen Land rises from a greater depth than twenty-four fathoms; " and as it does not grow in a perpendicular direction, but makes a very acute angle with the bottom, and much of it afterward spreads many fathoms on the surface of the sea, I am well warranted to say that some of it... | |
 | Agricultural chemistry - Agricultural chemistry - 1849 - 300 pages
...twentyfour fathoms ; the depth of water therefore must have been greater. And as this weed does not grow in a perpendicular direction, but makes a very acute...extensive beds frequently spring up from ten and fifteen fathoms water. I do not suppose that any other plant attains so great a length as 360 feet, as stated... | |
 | HODGES SMITH - 1857 - 778 pages
...plant at Kerguelen's Laud rises from a greaUr depth than twenty-four fathoms; "and ns it does not grow in a perpendicular direction, but makes a very acute...with the bottom, and much of it afterwards spreads D 2 many fathoms on the surface of the sea, I nm well warranted to say tliat some of it grows to the... | |
 | HODGES SMITH - 1857 - 778 pages
...plant at Kerguelen's Laud rises from a greaUr depth than twenty-four fathoms; "and ns it does not grow in a perpendicular direction, but makes a very acute...with the bottom, and much of it afterwards spreads D 2 1857.] [Jan. many fathoms on the surface of the sea, I nm well warranted to say tliat some of it... | |
 | Alexander G. Findlay - Africa - 1867 - 738 pages
...of 24 fathoms. The depth of water must, therefore, hav? been greater. And as this weed does not grow in a perpendicular direction, but makes a very acute...spreads many fathoms on the surface of the sea, I am warranted to say that some of it grows to the length of 60 fathoms and upwards." Certainly at the Falkland... | |
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Land rises from a greater depth than twenty-four fathoms; "and as it does not grow in a perpendicular direction, but makes a very acute angle with the bottom, and much of it afterwards spreads many fathoms on the surface of the sea, I am well warranted... 
