| Mungo Park - 1799 - 520 sider
...rapidly, and many of the trees shed their leaves. About this period is commonly felt the harmattan, a dry and parching wind, blowing from the north-east,...through which the sun appears of a dull red colour. This wind, in passing over the great desert of Sahara, acquires a very strong attraction for humidity,... | |
| 1799 - 618 sider
...rapidly, and many of the trees shed their leaves. About this period is commonly felt the harmoUaii, a dry and parching wind, blowing from the north-east, and accompanied by a thick sxnoaky haze ; through which the sun appears of a dull red colour. This wind, in passing over the great... | |
| Mungo Park - 1807 - 594 sider
...and many of the trees shed their leaves. About this period is commonly felt the barmattan, a dry aad parching wind, blowing from the northeast, and accompanied...through which the sun appears of a dull red colour. This wind, in passing over the great desert of Sahara, acquires a very strong attraction for humidity,... | |
| Mungo Park - 1813 - 374 sider
...rapidly, and many of the trees slier! their k-aves About this period is commonly felt the harmattan, and dry and parching wind, blowing' from the north-east,...through which the sun appears of a dull red colour. This wind, in passing over the yreat desert of Sahara, acquires a very strong attraction for huraidi-... | |
| Mungo Park - 1816 - 576 sider
...rapidly, and many of the trees shed their leaves. Abdul this period is commonly felt the harmattan, a dry and parching wind, blowing from the northeast,...through which the sun appears of a dull red colour. This wind, in .passing over the great desert of Sahara, acquires a very strong attraction for humidity,... | |
| R. P. Forster - 1818 - 508 sider
...rapidly, and many of the trees shed their leaves. About this period is commonly felt the harmattan, a dry and parching wind, blowing from the north-east, and accompanied by a thick smoaky haze, through which the sun appears of a dull red colour. Whenever the grass is sufficiently... | |
| L. Cohen - 1825 - 192 sider
...rapidly, and many of the trees shed their " leaves ; about this period is commonly felt, the " Harmaltan a dry and parching Wind blowing " from the north-east,..." smoky haze, through; which, the Sun appears of a " red dull colour ;.,. ? .... < "This Wind in passing over the great Desert of " Of Sahara, acquires... | |
| Mungo Park - 1840 - 262 sider
...shed their leaves. It is from the northeast that the harmattan blows; this is a dry and parching wind, accompanied by a thick, smoky haze, through which the sun appears of a Throughout the whole of his journey, Park found the climate, in general, extremely hot; a circumstance... | |
| 1841 - 524 sider
...period ibehamattan is generally felt, a dry and parching wind which blows from the north-east, and is accompanied by a thick smoky haze, through which the sun appears of a dull red colour. This wind has been compared with the samiel of the Arabian desert, but it does not produce such hurtful... | |
| 1841 - 524 sider
...period the kamattan is generally felt, a dry and parching wind which blows from the north-east, and is accompanied by a thick smoky haze, through which the sun appears of a dull red colour. This wind has been compared with the samiel of the Arabian desert, but it docs not produce such hurtful... | |
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