On the first page was written the words: "Normal School, Melbourne. First Prize for Geography. Toline of the Lachlan." Paganel was beside himself. An Australian well versed in geography. This was marvelous, and he could not help kissing Toline on both cheeks, just as if he had been the Reverend Mr. Paxton himself, on the day of the distribution of prizes. Paganel need not have been so amazed at this circumstance, however, for it is frequent enough in Australian schools. The little savages are very quick in learning geography.英文原著 · 《In Search of the Castaways》
The first book dealing with the "geography and classification" of the whole animal kingdom was written by W. Swainson ("A Treatise on the Geography and Classification of Animals", Lardner's "Cabinet Cyclopaedia" London, 1835.) in 1835. He saw in the five races of Man the clue to the mapping of the world into as many "true zoological divisions," and he reconciled the five continents with his mystical quinary circles.英文原著 · 《Darwin and Modern Science》
Descriptive anatomy, as known from an early date, is to the body what geography is to the planet. Now geography was pretty well known so long ago as when Arrowsmith, who was born in 1750, published his admirable maps. But in that same year was born Werner, who taught a new way of studying the earth, since become familiar to us all under the name of Geology.英文原著 · 《Medical Essays》
GREEK SCIENCE OF THE ALEXANDRIAN OR HELLENISTIC PERIOD 1 (p. Tertullian's Apologeticus. We quote the quaint old translation of North, printed in 1657. CHAPTER X. SCIENCE OF THE ROMAN PERIOD 1 (p. The Geography of Strabo, translated by H. Hamilton and W. Falconer, 3 vols., London, 1857, Vol.英文原著 · 《A History of Science-1》
"It was full of petticoats with lace frills on them--frills and frills," she whispered to her friend Jessie as she bent over her geography. "I saw her shaking them out. I heard Miss Minchin say to Miss Amelia that her clothes were so grand that they were ridiculous for a child. My mamma says that children should be dressed simply. She has got one of those petticoats on now. I saw it when she sat down."英文原著 · 《A Little Princess》
"She has silk stockings on!" whispered Jessie, bending over her geography also. "And what little feet! I never saw such little feet."英文原著 · 《A Little Princess》
Later tonight, I may need some help with the geography of the house.美剧 · 《Downton Abbey》