CONTENTS 



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Water Plants 252 



Water Animals 263 



Origin of Kivers 255 



The Course of Rivers 256 



Deltas 272 



CHAPTEE VIII 



EiTERS AND Lakes . . 



On the Directions of Rivers . 



The Conflicts and Adventures of Rivers 



On Lakes 



On the Configuration of Valleys 



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CHAPTEE IX 



The Sea 335 



The Sea Coast 337 



Sea Life 344 



The Ocean Depths 351 



Coral Islands 358 



The Southern Skies 365 



The Poles 367 



CHAPTEE X 



The Starry Heavens 373 



The Moon 377 



The Sun 382 



The Planets . ...... 387 



