Recreations in Physical Geography; or, The Earth as it is |
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... means difficult to ac- count , being in great measure , if not wholly , attributable to the comparatively recent elevation of this branch of natural philosophy to the dignity of a science , and to the corsequent generally prevailing ...
... means difficult to ac- count , being in great measure , if not wholly , attributable to the comparatively recent elevation of this branch of natural philosophy to the dignity of a science , and to the corsequent generally prevailing ...
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... means be thought to undervalue this department of geogra- phical knowledge , on the contrary , an acquaintance with the general arrangement of land and water , islands and continents , mountain ranges and lowlands , is essential to the ...
... means be thought to undervalue this department of geogra- phical knowledge , on the contrary , an acquaintance with the general arrangement of land and water , islands and continents , mountain ranges and lowlands , is essential to the ...
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... mean , or average distance of the earth from the sun , being ninety - five millions of miles . The earth is of a globular form ; its figure , however , is not that of a perfect sphere , but somewhat elliptical , or flattened at the ...
... mean , or average distance of the earth from the sun , being ninety - five millions of miles . The earth is of a globular form ; its figure , however , is not that of a perfect sphere , but somewhat elliptical , or flattened at the ...
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... mean density of the whole earth is equal to about five times that of water . The rocks on the earth's surface are , as we ... means the sole depositories of metallic ores , but are devoid of fossils . The secondary , and tertiary rocks ...
... mean density of the whole earth is equal to about five times that of water . The rocks on the earth's surface are , as we ... means the sole depositories of metallic ores , but are devoid of fossils . The secondary , and tertiary rocks ...
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... means of fissures in rocks , or through porous beds , continues to sink , until arrested in its progress by rocks impermeable to water , when it gushes forth as a spring , larger or smaller , according to the supplies it has received ...
... means of fissures in rocks , or through porous beds , continues to sink , until arrested in its progress by rocks impermeable to water , when it gushes forth as a spring , larger or smaller , according to the supplies it has received ...
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