. Adventures of a young naturalist. Natural history. THE ADVENTURES OF " The layers of the air," I replied, " are unequally warmed, and their refraction, which causes the rays of light to deviate in their course, reverses the objects which cover the plain, and, on the other hand, causes them to appear more elevated than they really ; " So we see water in a place where in reality there is none.'' " You don't take the sky into account, which is reflected on the ground beneath us as in a mirror. But the air is becoming. cooler, and you will soon see the phenomeno
. Adventures of a young naturalist. Natural history. THE ADVENTURES OF " The layers of the air," I replied, " are unequally warmed, and their refraction, which causes the rays of light to deviate in their course, reverses the objects which cover the plain, and, on the other hand, causes them to appear more elevated than they really ; " So we see water in a place where in reality there is none.'' " You don't take the sky into account, which is reflected on the ground beneath us as in a mirror. But the air is becoming. cooler, and you will soon see the phenomenon slowly disappear, as if some invisible hand was pushing the mist back towards the ; Whilst we were looking down over the plateau, and watching the mirage gradually fade away, a distant light suddenly shone out. Loud exclamations hailed the sight of this unknown bivouac ; and, fixing our eyes on it, we all formed endless con- jectures. We had not expected to meet with any habitations before the next day; and the cry of " land !" on board ship after a long voyage could not have made a stronger impression than. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Biart, Lucien, 1828-1897; Gillmore, Parker, ed. London. S. Low, Son, & Marston
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