Rain and Rivers, Or, Hutton and Playfair Against Lyell and All ComersLongmans, Green, and Company, 1866 - 237 páginas |
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... action of centri- fugal force on liquids • Absurdity of the doctrine of the original incandescent fluidity of the globe Comparative evaporation from surfaces of earth and water 165 • 167 167 168 171 CHAPTER XII . THE EARTH AND MAN ...
... action of centri- fugal force on liquids • Absurdity of the doctrine of the original incandescent fluidity of the globe Comparative evaporation from surfaces of earth and water 165 • 167 167 168 171 CHAPTER XII . THE EARTH AND MAN ...
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... action of waves on land slowly emerging from the deep should have a tendency to wash away soft parts and to leave hard parts , I can conceive ; but to attribute the formation of our valleys to this cause , is to sup- pose that the ...
... action of waves on land slowly emerging from the deep should have a tendency to wash away soft parts and to leave hard parts , I can conceive ; but to attribute the formation of our valleys to this cause , is to sup- pose that the ...
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... deltas and alluviums would disappear ; but they would not go with a run , ' or by the direct action of rivers . Rivers would only cut ravines through them backward from the sea , the rest 4 [ CH . I. LYELL'S FOUR CONTRADICTORY.
... deltas and alluviums would disappear ; but they would not go with a run , ' or by the direct action of rivers . Rivers would only cut ravines through them backward from the sea , the rest 4 [ CH . I. LYELL'S FOUR CONTRADICTORY.
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... action of torrents , some loose matter is washed down annually , especially during the melting of snow , and a check is given to the descent of the detritus at the point where it reaches the waters of the lake . ' < 6 Now here is a ...
... action of torrents , some loose matter is washed down annually , especially during the melting of snow , and a check is given to the descent of the detritus at the point where it reaches the waters of the lake . ' < 6 Now here is a ...
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... action of the two powers . And it is astonishing to what a depth below the surface these two powers to- gether will alter even the hardest rocks . They decay into soft mud , earth , clay , or 30 [ CH . II . TERRACES OF GLEN ROY.
... action of the two powers . And it is astonishing to what a depth below the surface these two powers to- gether will alter even the hardest rocks . They decay into soft mud , earth , clay , or 30 [ CH . II . TERRACES OF GLEN ROY.
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