Rain and Rivers, Or, Hutton and Playfair Against Lyell and All ComersLongmans, Green, and Company, 1866 - 237 páginas |
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... vol- were drained . ' But a little after he says : The subterranean movements may then have continued until they altered the relative levels of the country , and caused the waters of the lakes to be drained off , and farther ...
... vol- were drained . ' But a little after he says : The subterranean movements may then have continued until they altered the relative levels of the country , and caused the waters of the lakes to be drained off , and farther ...
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... vol . i . ) says the Romans erected some of their first buildings upon it at this place and a part of the ruins have re- mained to our time , ' and these banks must not only have been formed , but must have assumed a permanent character ...
... vol . i . ) says the Romans erected some of their first buildings upon it at this place and a part of the ruins have re- mained to our time , ' and these banks must not only have been formed , but must have assumed a permanent character ...
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... vols . £ 1 17s . VOL . I. England and France , Fourth Edition , 21s . VOL . II . Spain and Scotland , Second Edition ... vols . 8vo . 21s . The Spanish Spanish Conquest in America , and its Relation to the History of Slavery and to the ...
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... vols . Lord Macaulay's Works . Com- plete and uniform Library Edition . Edited by his Sister , Lady TREVELYAN . 8vo ... VOLS . I. to IV . the Reign of Henry VIII . Third Edition , 54s . VOLS . V. and VI . the Reigns of Edward VI . and ...
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