Talks about science, with a biogr. sketch by C. Welsh1882 |
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Page 85
... glaciers , icebergs , or any other of the icy things about which I have to speak . You may probably know that the two most potent agents which have been through all ages working upon this earth since it has been a cool globe , have been ...
... glaciers , icebergs , or any other of the icy things about which I have to speak . You may probably know that the two most potent agents which have been through all ages working upon this earth since it has been a cool globe , have been ...
Page 94
... glacier , making accurate marks as to the parts where they were placed , and watching them week after week to see if they moved . In this way it was soon found that these glaciers really were moving on at a somewhat considerable pace ...
... glacier , making accurate marks as to the parts where they were placed , and watching them week after week to see if they moved . In this way it was soon found that these glaciers really were moving on at a somewhat considerable pace ...
Page 95
... glaciers . In addition to this , as the glacier passes along it grinds the surface of the rocks , and in this way also a great deal of rubbish is accumulated . These different masses of rock found in the glaciers are what are called ...
... glaciers . In addition to this , as the glacier passes along it grinds the surface of the rocks , and in this way also a great deal of rubbish is accumulated . These different masses of rock found in the glaciers are what are called ...
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... glaciers ; the scratching being always in the direction in which the glacier has been travel- ling . Moreover , those stones which are piled up under the glacier , and which form the terminal moraines , have been rubbing the rock over ...
... glaciers ; the scratching being always in the direction in which the glacier has been travel- ling . Moreover , those stones which are piled up under the glacier , and which form the terminal moraines , have been rubbing the rock over ...
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... glaciers , and so Peter Botte has been put in his present position . I will try and explain how this is . I do not ... glaciers , we frequently find huge blocks , which are carried a long way by the glacier , and as the latter melts ...
... glaciers , and so Peter Botte has been put in his present position . I will try and explain how this is . I do not ... glaciers , we frequently find huge blocks , which are carried a long way by the glacier , and as the latter melts ...
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