Open-air Studies: An Introduction to Geology Out-of-doorsC. Griffin, limited, 1895 - 322 Seiten |
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... Engineering . Demy 8vo , handsome cloth , 34s . Stratigraphical Geology and Palæontology . BY ROBERT ETHERIDGE , F.R.S. , OF THE NATURAL HIST . DEPARTMENT , BRITISH MUSEUM , LATE PALEONTOLOGIST TO THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN ...
... Engineering . Demy 8vo , handsome cloth , 34s . Stratigraphical Geology and Palæontology . BY ROBERT ETHERIDGE , F.R.S. , OF THE NATURAL HIST . DEPARTMENT , BRITISH MUSEUM , LATE PALEONTOLOGIST TO THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN ...
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... between cliffs of loose alluvium . The valley of Aosta on the south side of the Alps shows us banks of pebbles now cut through 1 Nature , vol . 1 , p . 501 . in this way , and the railway - engineers experienced DOWN THE VALLEY 75.
... between cliffs of loose alluvium . The valley of Aosta on the south side of the Alps shows us banks of pebbles now cut through 1 Nature , vol . 1 , p . 501 . in this way , and the railway - engineers experienced DOWN THE VALLEY 75.
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... engineers experienced curious difficulties in making their artificial cuttings . Some of these had to be roofed over and converted into tunnels , to prevent the constant slipping in of the sides . In the case of rapid streams , the ...
... engineers experienced curious difficulties in making their artificial cuttings . Some of these had to be roofed over and converted into tunnels , to prevent the constant slipping in of the sides . In the case of rapid streams , the ...
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... the Lake of Constanz . The relations of these two valleys can be seen in any good atlas ; and the levels around Sargans are such that it would require no great feat of engineering , the cutting of 80 OPEN - AIR STUDIES.
... the Lake of Constanz . The relations of these two valleys can be seen in any good atlas ; and the levels around Sargans are such that it would require no great feat of engineering , the cutting of 80 OPEN - AIR STUDIES.
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... engineering , the cutting of a barrier only fifteen feet in height , to turn the river again into the deserted gorge of Walen.1 Little hills , which have escaped complete burial , stand out above the general flatness of the Rhine ...
... engineering , the cutting of a barrier only fifteen feet in height , to turn the river again into the deserted gorge of Walen.1 Little hills , which have escaped complete burial , stand out above the general flatness of the Rhine ...
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