The Gallery of Nature; a Pictorial and Descriptive Tour Through Creation, Illustrative of the Wonders of Astronmy, Physical Geography, and Geology |
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... produced in the course of the consolidation and shrinking of the mineral masses . They seldom appear , however , on ... produced by the force of gravitation . There can be little doubt , however , that many of these springs derive their ...
... produced in the course of the consolidation and shrinking of the mineral masses . They seldom appear , however , on ... produced by the force of gravitation . There can be little doubt , however , that many of these springs derive their ...
Page 353
... produce upon the zone of water , a fluid so susceptible of mobility , yielding to the slightest impressions . As a solid ... produced at the same time in the opposite hemisphere at c , d , owing to the varying distance of c and d from m ...
... produce upon the zone of water , a fluid so susceptible of mobility , yielding to the slightest impressions . As a solid ... produced at the same time in the opposite hemisphere at c , d , owing to the varying distance of c and d from m ...
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... produced cracks and fissures , filled with fragments of rocks from above , or with igneous injections from below , extending in breadth from a few inches to twenty or thirty feet , and even yards . These are termed faults , slips ...
... produced cracks and fissures , filled with fragments of rocks from above , or with igneous injections from below , extending in breadth from a few inches to twenty or thirty feet , and even yards . These are termed faults , slips ...
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Illustrated TitleAstronomy | 14 |
Sycne near Alexandria | 89 |
Translation of the Earth in space | 159 |
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