 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 afterwards spreads many fathoms on the surface of the sea, I am well warranted...  A history of the vegetable kingdom - Page 186by William Rhind - 1841Full view - About this book
 | General history - 1815 - 802 pages
...though the stem is not much thicker than a man's thumb. 1 have mentioned, that on some of the shoals upon which it grows, we did not strike ground with...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 am well... | |
 | Robert Kerr - Explorers - 1824 - 532 pages
...though the stem is not much thicker than a man's thumb. J have mentioned, that on some of the shoals upon which it grows, we did not strike ground with...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... | |
 | Science - 1841 - 510 pages
...though the stem is not much thicker than a man's thumb. I have mentioned, that on some of the shoals upon which it grows, we did not strike ground with...fathoms. The depth of water, therefore, must have been very great. And as this weed does not'grow in a perpendicular direction, but makes a very acute angle... | |
 | Science - 1841 - 498 pages
...though the stem is not much thicker than a man's thumb. I have mentioned, that on some of the shoals upon which it grows, we did not strike ground with...fathoms. The depth of water, therefore, must have been very great. And as this weed does not'grow in a perpendicular direction, but makes a very acute angle... | |
 | John Purdy - Aids to navigation - 1844 - 534 pages
...though the stem is not much thicker than a man's thumb. I have mentioned, that upon some of the shoals upon which it grows, we did not strike ground with a line of 24 fathoms. The depth of water must, therefore, have been greater. And as this weed does not grow in... | |
 | Charles Darwin - Beagle Expedition - 1846 - 396 pages
...that this 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... | |
 | HODGES SMITH - 1857 - 778 pages
...that this 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...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
...that this 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...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
...though the stem is not much thicker than a man's thumb. I have mentioned that upon some of the shoals upon which it grows, we did not strike ground with a line of 24 fathoms. The depth of water must, therefore, hav? been greater. And as this weed does not grow in... | |
 | Charles Darwin - Beagle Expedition - 1879 - 254 pages
...that this plant, at Kerguelen Land, rises from a greater depth than twentyfour 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... | |
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