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The Smoky God
Willis George Emerson
The Smoky God
Willis George Emerson
Book Excerpt: ...s axis would tear it into a thousand fragments. The old Norseman also maintained that from the farthest points of land on the islands of Spitzbergen and Franz Josef Land, flocks of geese may be seen annually flying still farther northward, just as the sailors and explorers record in their log-books. No scientist has yet been audacious enough to attempt to explain, even to his own satisfaction, toward what lands these winged fowls are guided by their subtle instinct. However, Olaf Jansen has given us a most reasonable explanation. The presence of the open sea in the Northland is also explained. Olaf Jansen claims that the northern aperture, intake or hole, so to speak, is about fourteen hundred miles across. In connection with this, let us read what Explorer Nansen writes, on page 288 of his book: "I have never had such a splendid sail. On to the north, steadily north, with a good wind, as fast as steam and sail can take us, an open sea mile after mile, watch after watch, through these unknown re...
Media | Boeken Paperback Book (Boek met zachte kaft en gelijmde rug) |
Vrijgegeven | 26 januari 2021 |
ISBN13 | 9798694421157 |
Uitgevers | Independently Published |
Pagina's | 50 |
Afmetingen | 152 × 229 × 3 mm · 81 g |
Taal en grammatica | Engels |
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