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Six Months in Ascension, an Unscientific Account of a Scientific Expedition

Six Months in Ascension, an Unscientific Account of a Scientific Expedition

Gill, Isabel Sarah B.

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ISBN10: 1150596899
ISBN13: 9781150596896
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.63
Height: 0.44 Width: 9.01 Depth: 5.98
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 Excerpt: ...commotion of the waters, as great as if the most awful tempest or the wildest hurricane had swept the bosom of the deep. It occurs in situations where no such swell would be expected, in sheltered bays, and where the wind never reaches the shore. The strong and wellbuilt jetty of the town has once been washed away by the rollers, which sometimes make a complete breach Ch. xii. The Holiday Morning. 151 over it, although it is twenty feet above high watermark. On these occasions the crane at its extremity is washed round in various directions, as the weathercock is turned by the wind. Such are the rollers of Ascension, and like unto them are those of St. Helena and Fernando Noronha. Some Ascension observers undertake to say that the rollers are heaviest when the sun is in the northern hemisphere, and when storms and gales are reported in the South Atlantic in the neighbourhood of Cape Horn. I am not able to say whether this be so, but from notes we made at Mars Bay, it is evident that the rollers come up from the south, and we were able to warn the people in Garrison some hours before they made their appearance in the harbour. We fancied that with rollers we generally had clear weather, so that as a rule we hailed their appearance with joy. But on this, the occasion of our holiday, we were willing to dispense with them, and after having packed the bulk of our goods over-night, to be ready for the boat in the morning, it was a relief when I awoke to hear only the soft murmuring of the lapping tide. Whither had they gone? Even in anxious watching for the turtle-boat, again and again I caught myself inventing fables, and forgetting to decide how many forks and spoons should go to the Mountain, and whether or not we ought to take preserved milk and cheese. ...

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