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... less beneath the oceans than beneath the continents . This last result leads to the conclusion that the differences of density in the substratum must give rise to ascending and descend- ing convection currents , and that the ascending ...
... less beneath the oceans than beneath the continents . This last result leads to the conclusion that the differences of density in the substratum must give rise to ascending and descend- ing convection currents , and that the ascending ...
Page 55
... less than 2000 fathoms of water over them are the Arctic Ocean , the southern part of the Indian Ocean , and part of the North Pacific between America and Kamchatka . It would appear then that we may claim these regions , together with ...
... less than 2000 fathoms of water over them are the Arctic Ocean , the southern part of the Indian Ocean , and part of the North Pacific between America and Kamchatka . It would appear then that we may claim these regions , together with ...
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... less troubled than the northern by this disagreeable infliction , and the northern parts of France less still . In the east- ern counties , and probably in other parts of England , the density of the haze seems to increase in some pro ...
... less troubled than the northern by this disagreeable infliction , and the northern parts of France less still . In the east- ern counties , and probably in other parts of England , the density of the haze seems to increase in some pro ...
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... less likely to form in the polar than in the equatorial current , and any careful observer can easily satisfy himself that westerly winds are more common and easterly winds less common April 6 , 1864 . June 10 , 1867 . Aug. 12 , 1868 ...
... less likely to form in the polar than in the equatorial current , and any careful observer can easily satisfy himself that westerly winds are more common and easterly winds less common April 6 , 1864 . June 10 , 1867 . Aug. 12 , 1868 ...
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... less parallel to the horizon , at one end narrow- ing to a point , and at the other end opening out into the sky . It appeared much as an arm of the sea , or an estuary , seen near the horizon , and running parallel to it . The " water ...
... less parallel to the horizon , at one end narrow- ing to a point , and at the other end opening out into the sky . It appeared much as an arm of the sea , or an estuary , seen near the horizon , and running parallel to it . The " water ...
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