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Hedin

[ he-deen ]

noun

  1. Sven An·ders [sven , ahn, -d, uh, r, s], 1865–1952, Swedish geographer and explorer.


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A long prevailing idea about large ecological communities, Hedin says, is that they are largely driven by nonliving factors, such as climate, topography and geology, where organisms adapt to localized conditions.

“You can try to invade, you’re not going to stand a chance,” Hedin says.

Then Hedin called to Hogne, his father-in-law, offering him a reconciliation and much gold as a ransom.

When she returned to Hedin, she told him that Hogne would not be reconciled, and bade him busk himself for the battle.

Hedin was no unwelcome guest in the houses of gentlefolks, and he was often seen at the judge's and the pastor's omber parties.

And then Bjarne's father had been the spokesman of the parish, while Hedin's grandsire had been a staunch defender of the pastor.

Hedin gives an excellent presentation of the case in the second volume of his Overland to India.

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