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... instances or illustrations of them , but its value for educational purposes must greatly depend upon its plan or system of arrangement , and upon the manner in which its contents are presented to the reader . The general arrangement in ...
... instances or illustrations of them , but its value for educational purposes must greatly depend upon its plan or system of arrangement , and upon the manner in which its contents are presented to the reader . The general arrangement in ...
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... Instances of River - erosion . The base - level of Erosion . § 2. Action of moving Ice : -Glaciers , their formation and mode of action . * CHAPTER VIII . - MARINE AGENCIES Action of Waves and Tides . Formation of Shore Platforms ...
... Instances of River - erosion . The base - level of Erosion . § 2. Action of moving Ice : -Glaciers , their formation and mode of action . * CHAPTER VIII . - MARINE AGENCIES Action of Waves and Tides . Formation of Shore Platforms ...
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... instance to be 49 ° F. , these observations show an average increment of 1o for every 54 feet of depth . While , then , there is some variation in the rate of this increase at different places , it is an undoubted fact that the ...
... instance to be 49 ° F. , these observations show an average increment of 1o for every 54 feet of depth . While , then , there is some variation in the rate of this increase at different places , it is an undoubted fact that the ...
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... instances . There is little doubt that the waters of these springs travel upwards through cracks and fissures , which originate at great depths , and that they are hot in consequence of the depth from which they come . Weight or Mass of ...
... instances . There is little doubt that the waters of these springs travel upwards through cracks and fissures , which originate at great depths , and that they are hot in consequence of the depth from which they come . Weight or Mass of ...
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... instance , the increase of pressure on the density increasing from 2 to 21 , compared with the increase of pressure on the density increasing from 3 to 31 , will be nearly as 2 to 3. And in the same way , the increase of pressure on the ...
... instance , the increase of pressure on the density increasing from 2 to 21 , compared with the increase of pressure on the density increasing from 3 to 31 , will be nearly as 2 to 3. And in the same way , the increase of pressure on the ...
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accumulated acid action alumina amount angles anticlinal augite basalt beds blocks bottom calcareous called carbonate of lime chalk chemical clay cleavage cliffs coal coast colour consist containing coral cracks crystalline crystals deposits depth described detrition distance district dolerite Dolomite dykes earth elevation erosion fault feet felspar fissures Foraminifera formation formed fragments frequently Geol glacier glauconite gradually granite greensand ground hills horizontal hornblende igneous rocks iron island joints Jukes lake land lava layers less Leucite limestone magnesia mass material matter metamorphic metamorphic rocks mica miles mineral mountain occur origin Orthoclase outcrops oxides particles pebbles planes porphyritic portion present pressure produced quartz rain reef river salt sand sandstone shale shells shore side silicate silicate of alumina slope solid solution sometimes stone strata stratified rocks stream structure substances sulphate surface thickness tide tion tuffs valley vertical volcanic waves