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M. Edouard Monnaie, who had been appointed temporary director of the Grand Opera after Duponchel's retirement, was the less disposed to refuse as the singers who were to take part belonged to the institution over which he presided; moreover, there was no obligation attached to his presence at the audience.
Cutting of Isthmuses Canal of Suez Maritime Canals in Greece Canals to Dead Sea Canals to Libyan Desert Maritime Canals in Europe Cape Cod Canal Changes in Caspian Diversion of the Nile Diversion of the Rhine Improvements in North American Hydrography Soil below Rock Covering Rock with Earth Desert Valleys Effects of Mining Duponchel's Plans of Improvement Action of Man on the Weather Resistance to Great Natural Forces Incidental Effects of Human Action Nothing small in Nature.
Duponchel's schemes of agricultural improvement are so grandiose in their nature, so vast in their sphere of operation, and so important in their possible effects upon immense tracts of the earth's surface, that they must be considered as projects of geographical revolution, and they therefore merit more than a passing notice.
M. Duponchel's prediction, nevertheless, of an abnormal retardation of the maximum due in 1881 through certain peculiarities in the positions of Uranus and Neptune about the time it fell due, was partially verified by the event, since, after an abortive phase of agitation in April, 1882, the final outburst was postponed to January, 1894.
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