 | Daniel Parish Kidder - 1845 - 436 pagine
...POROROCA. current more shallow. It was well described by Condamine a hundred years ago, in these terms : " During three days before the new and full moons, the...six hours to reach its flood, swells to its highest limit in one or two minutes. It might be inferred that such a phenomenon could not take place in a... | |
 | Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1847 - 566 pagine
...Condamine thus writes : "During the three days before the new and full moons, the periods of the greatest tides, the sea, instead of occupying six hours to reach its flood, swells to its extreme height in one or two minutes. It might be inferred that such a phenomenon could not take place... | |
 | 1856 - 986 pagine
...the current more shallow. It was well-described by Condamine a hundred years ago in these terms: * During three days before the new and full moons, the...six hours to reach its flood, swells to its highest limit in one or two minutes. It might be inferred that such a phenomenon could not take place in a... | |
 | George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - 1858 - 800 pagine
...of remark. It was well described by La Condamine, more than a hundred years ago, in these terms : " During three days before the new and full moons, 'the...of the highest tides, the sea, instead of occupying 6 hours to reach its flood, swells to its highest limit in 1 or 2 minutes. The noise of this terrible... | |
 | George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - 1873 - 860 pagine
...worthy of remark. It was well described by La Condarnine, more than 100 years ago, in these terms : " During three days before the new and full moons, the...six hours to reach its flood, swells to its highest limit in one or two minutes. The noise of this terrible flood is hoard five or six miles, and increases... | |
 | George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - 1873 - 866 pagine
...of remark. It was well escribed by La Condamine, more than 100 years ago, in these terms: "I)uring three days before the new and full moons, the period...six hours to reach its flood, swells to its highest limit in one or two minutes. The noise of this terrible flood is heard five or six miles, and increases... | |
 | Robert Brown - 1876 - 362 pagine
...experienced the effects of the great bore, or proroca, which La Condamine thus graphically describes : — " During three days before the new and full moons, the period of the highest tide, the sea, instead of occupying six hours to reach its floods, swells to its highest limits in... | |
 | Modern geographical readers - 1882 - 324 pagine
...running up. " During three days preceding the new and full moons — the period of the highest tide — the sea, instead of occupying six hours to reach its flood, swells to its highest limits in two or three minutes. Presently you see a liquid promontory twelve or fifteen feet high followed by... | |
 | James William Buel - 1884 - 832 pagine
...THE AMAZON. " DURING three days before the full and new moons, the period of highest tides, the sc:i, instead of occupying six hours to reach its flood,...swells to its highest limits in one or two minutes. The noise of this terrible flood is heard five or six miles and increases as it approaches. Presently... | |
 | Thomas Wallace Knox - 1885 - 546 pagine
...description by La Condamine, written more than a hundred years ago. Here it is : "'During three days hefore the new and full moons, the period of the highest...swells to its highest limits in one or two minutes. The noise of this terrible flood is heard five or six miles, and increases as it approaches. Presently... | |
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During three days before the new and full moons, the period of the highest tides, the sea, instead of occupying six hours to reach its flood, swells to its highest limit in one or two minutes. 
