Rain and rivers; or, Hutton and Playfair against Lyell and all comers [an answer to sir C. Lyell's theory of erosion].Longmans, Green, 1876 - Всего страниц: 247 |
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... alluvial plains 1 3 4 Valleys formed according to three out of four of Lyell's theories should be bare of soil 6 ... Plain of York 21 Terraces of the Himalaya 22 Lakes of Auvergne first filled with alluvium , then cut into hills and ...
... alluvial plains 1 3 4 Valleys formed according to three out of four of Lyell's theories should be bare of soil 6 ... Plain of York 21 Terraces of the Himalaya 22 Lakes of Auvergne first filled with alluvium , then cut into hills and ...
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... alluvial plain solely forward , and solely in the sea The beds of rivers and valleys are formed chiefly backward , or up the valley • • 226 227 228 • 228 232 • b Rivers may have patches of alluvial plain anywhere And these patches ...
... alluvial plain solely forward , and solely in the sea The beds of rivers and valleys are formed chiefly backward , or up the valley • • 226 227 228 • 228 232 • b Rivers may have patches of alluvial plain anywhere And these patches ...
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... alluvial plains 236 The bed of the river rises with the alluvial plain 241 · Why alluvial rivers receive tributaries without increase of width Cause of the shape of deltas . 243 • 244 The paradise for man is formed by Rain and Rivers ...
... alluvial plains 236 The bed of the river rises with the alluvial plain 241 · Why alluvial rivers receive tributaries without increase of width Cause of the shape of deltas . 243 • 244 The paradise for man is formed by Rain and Rivers ...
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... alluvial rivers , the reclaiming of land from the sea or marshes ( works which place in daily jeopardy millions of lives ) , and the sewage and supply of water to the cities of the plain . ' And last , and oh , ye gold - finders and ...
... alluvial rivers , the reclaiming of land from the sea or marshes ( works which place in daily jeopardy millions of lives ) , and the sewage and supply of water to the cities of the plain . ' And last , and oh , ye gold - finders and ...
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... alluvial plains . But I was not till now aware of their disposition to set up their own gravestones . Shortly ... plain , and form an alluvial patch . The barrier sinks and is widened from erosion . The alluvial patch is no longer ...
... alluvial plains . But I was not till now aware of their disposition to set up their own gravestones . Shortly ... plain , and form an alluvial patch . The barrier sinks and is widened from erosion . The alluvial patch is no longer ...
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