The World's Encyclopedia of Wonders and Curiosities

Everything a Victorian found astonishing, gathered into one enormous volume — burning springs and buried cities, freaks of storm and flood, the habits of bees and the manners of nations, filed under headings like “Curiosities Respecting Man.”

Curiosities Respecting the Sea

11 pages in this part of Wonders and Curiosities.

Saltness of the Sea

ledge would have served as a clue to direct us to a full investigation of this matter in general; but it is to be regretted, that no such…

The Tides

We shall now make a few observations on THE TIDES:- Say, why should the collected main Itself within itself contain?

Waves Stilled by Oil

Seat, takes notice, that when these animals are devouring a very oily fish, which they always do under water, the waves above are…

Chap. XLV

CURIOSITIES RESPECTING THE SEA.-(Concluded.) " Adoring, own The hand Almighty, who its channel'd bed Immeasurable sunk, and pour'd abroad…

On the Perfection of Navigation

The following account of the present wonderful perfection of navigation, is taken from a History of Voyages and Discoveries made in the…

Falls of Niagara

With gallant pomp and beauteous pride, The floating pile in harbour rode:

Curiosities Respecting Waterfalls, Lakes

The Falls of Niagara-Lake of Killarney-Lake Solfatara- Whirlpool near Suderoc-Maelstrom-Gulf Stream-New Island starting from the Sea.

Lake of Killarney

the great fall, as it runs in a semicircle, is reckoned to be about 300 feet. Below the fall, in the holes of the rocks, are great plenty…

Curiosities Respecting Waterfalls, &C

report of a single cannon is answered by a succession of peals resembling the loudest thunder, and at length dies away among the distant…

Curiosities Respecting Waterfalls, &C: Tivoli

LAKE SOLFATARA. - This lake is in the Compagna of Rome, near Tivoli, anciently called Albulus. It has what are called three floating…

Account of a New Island

A chart of this Gulf-stream was published by Dr. Franklin, in 1768, principally from the information of Captain Folger. This was confirmed…

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