The Quarterly Review, Volume 36William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) John Murray, 1827 - English literature |
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... trachyte * and granite ; their form is more or less that of a truncated cone , their sides rising at an angle of about 30 ° . The crater is often perfect ; fre- quently , however , it is broken down on the side whence the lava issued ...
... trachyte * and granite ; their form is more or less that of a truncated cone , their sides rising at an angle of about 30 ° . The crater is often perfect ; fre- quently , however , it is broken down on the side whence the lava issued ...
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... trachyte which occur in the recent cones of the chain of the Puys de Dôme . These fragments , however , seem clearly to indicate that some masses of trachyte , as well as of granite , were present on this plateau antecedent to the more ...
... trachyte which occur in the recent cones of the chain of the Puys de Dôme . These fragments , however , seem clearly to indicate that some masses of trachyte , as well as of granite , were present on this plateau antecedent to the more ...
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... trachyte ) and afterwards of basalt , have issued . The Mont Mezen is inferior both to Mont Dor and the Cantal in absolute height , measuring 5820 feet above the sea . In some instances the basaltic rocks of this district appear to have ...
... trachyte ) and afterwards of basalt , have issued . The Mont Mezen is inferior both to Mont Dor and the Cantal in absolute height , measuring 5820 feet above the sea . In some instances the basaltic rocks of this district appear to have ...
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No LXXI | 1 |
The Poetical Works of John Milton with Notes of | 29 |
Life of Theobald Wolfe Tone Founder of the United | 61 |
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