. Encyclopedia of natural and artificial wonders and curiosities including a full and authentic description of remarkable and astonishing places, beings, animals, customs, experiments, phenomena, etc., of both ancient and modern times, in all parts of the globe : comprising correct accounts of the most wonderful freaks of nature and arts of man . AURORA BOREALIS.—Page 684n TrHn^ n? f ??i^^ ^^^ A^^^^ ^°^^^^^ Sometimes observed in Scotland. The view embraces ENCYCLOPEDIA oi* NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL Wonders and Curiosities, INCLUDINGA FULL AND A UTHENTIC DESCRIPTION OF Hemarkablc aub ^stouisljing
. Encyclopedia of natural and artificial wonders and curiosities including a full and authentic description of remarkable and astonishing places, beings, animals, customs, experiments, phenomena, etc., of both ancient and modern times, in all parts of the globe : comprising correct accounts of the most wonderful freaks of nature and arts of man . AURORA BOREALIS.—Page 684n TrHn^ n? f ??i^^ ^^^ A^^^^ ^°^^^^^ Sometimes observed in Scotland. The view embraces ENCYCLOPEDIA oi* NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL Wonders and Curiosities, INCLUDINGA FULL AND A UTHENTIC DESCRIPTION OF Hemarkablc aub ^stouisljing places, BEINGS, ANIMALS, CUSTOMS, EXPERIMENTS,PHENOMENA, Etc., OP BOTH ANCIENT AND MODERN TIMES, IN ALL PARTS OF THE GLOBE; COMPEISINQ COKKECT ACCOUNTS OF THE MOST WONDERFUL FREAKS OF NATURE AND ARTS OF Rev. I. PLATTS. Illustrated with Many Engravings. NEW YOEK:THE WORLD PUBLISHING HOUSE, 139 EIGHTH STREET. 1876. # /)^ los ^^^i^msm ^KAHr CONTENTS. ~>*y9m**— Abderites, or inhabitants of Abdera, curious account of, 45Abstinence, wonders of, 67Act of faith, G38 Adansonia ; or, African calabash tree, 378Agnesi, Maria Gaetana, account of, 120Agrigentum, in Sicily, ruins of, 540Air, its pressure and elasticity, 839Alarm bird, 243 Alexandria, buildings and library of, 549Alharabra, 559Alligators, 164 American natural history, 182A
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