10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SARGASSO WEED»
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175 MARITIME PAPERS, REVIEWS OF VOYAGES, &c. I. — Sargasso Weed. IT is
well known to seamen, and others who have crossed the Atlantic ocean, that a
certain part of that sea is generally covered more or less with a particular species
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The History of Atlantis
However that may be, the Sargasso weed seems to have persisted for thousands
of years. Weed of the same species as is found in the Sargasso occurs in the
Pacific Ocean west of California, where it is known land formerly existed. That
land ...
3
London Medical Gazette: Or, Journal of Practical Medicine
With the Sargasso weed a large crab was caught. At 8, p.m. I captured in the net
several small luminous transparent Medusa aud Salpa, and also several small
bronze-coloured fish, lat. 22 deg. lGmiu. north, long. 41 deg. 6 min. west. April 1st
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The Salt of the Earth: Natural Philosophy, Medicine, and ...
... moist vapour, then if at. 130 Lister, “Certain Observations,” p. 494. Sea Lentil or
Sargasso weed, is a proliÀc brown seaweed of the genus Sargassum, and was
described in the Philosophical Transactions by Hans Sloane (1660–1753).
Anna Marie Eleanor Roos, 2007
5
Whitman's & Dickinson's Contemporaries: An Anthology of ...
Eddying far and still In the drift that never ceases, The dun Sargasso weed Slips
from before our prow, 20 And in its sight makes strong our will, As of old the
Genoese's,8 When he stood in his hour of need On the Santa Maria's bow. Ay,
and ...
6
Why Big Fierce Animals are Rare: An Ecologist's Perspective
The weed was the big floating brown alga we call Sargassum, and it floated
thickly over the surface of the Sargasso Sea because the gyre held its population
in place. Sargasso weed floating about as straggling fragments can be found in ...
7
Understanding The Old Man and the Sea: A Student Casebook to ...
PV: Is that distinct from the sargasso weed? BK: That is the sargasso weed. At
one point in the book, Santiago realizes he needs some sustenance. So he takes
his can and pulls in a big clump of the gulfweed, and he shakes out these little ...
Patricia Dunlavy Valenti, 2002
8
In the
Sargasso Sea A Novel
I AM READY FOR A FRESH HAZARD OF FORTUNE XXXVI. HOW MY CAT
PROMISED ME GOOD LUCK XXXVII. HOW MY CAT STILL FURTHER
CHEERED ME XXXVIII. HOW I FOUGHT MY WAY THROUGH THE SARGASSO
WEED XXXIX.
Thomas A. (Thomas Allibone) Janvier, 2012
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Wanderings in New South Wales, Batavia, Pedir Coast, ...
On the 31st of March, in latitude 22° north, and longitude 41° west, the Sargasso
weed was first seen, a few pieces occasionally floating by the ship. That these
plants are produced within the tropics, there can hardly be a question ; but at
what ...
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In the Belly of the Bloodhound: Being an Account of a ...
It's said that the Sargasso weed gets into a man's very blood and takes him over
complete, till he ain't a man no more, but a monster." "Oh my," breathes Julia. She
really is just the gentlest thing and is totally believable in her distress. "That's ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SARGASSO WEED»
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Sargasso weed washes up along the shore
“Sargasso weed,” “Sea holly,” Sargassum natans is a species of marine algae. It is commonly found washed up along our southern beaches, dying (or dead), ... «Tallahassee.com, Jul 15»
Volvo Ocean Race: stage six – in pictures
Alberto Bolzan and Dave Swete look down in amazement at the island of Sargasso Weed. Islands like this will wreak havoc with the rudders, keel, and propeller ... «The Guardian, May 15»
