Open-air Studies: An Introduction to Geology Out-of-doorsC. Griffin, limited, 1895 - 322 Seiten |
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... feet . Some of his earliest instruments were made of stone ; and we know that many savage tribes have only given up the use of stone axes and stone arrow - heads since the arrival of European traders on their coasts . Primitive peoples ...
... feet . Some of his earliest instruments were made of stone ; and we know that many savage tribes have only given up the use of stone axes and stone arrow - heads since the arrival of European traders on their coasts . Primitive peoples ...
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... feet of the loose gravel with the big stones scattered through it . What we have seen in the side of the great stream is called a section ; it is as if we had cut down into the earth for ourselves and had seen the different rocks lying ...
... feet of the loose gravel with the big stones scattered through it . What we have seen in the side of the great stream is called a section ; it is as if we had cut down into the earth for ourselves and had seen the different rocks lying ...
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... feet wide and 30 feet deep . Mr. H. J. Marten1 has given us some interesting figures as to the rate at which pot - holes can be worked out in soft red sandstone , a rock familiar to dwellers in the midland counties of England . In 1844 ...
... feet wide and 30 feet deep . Mr. H. J. Marten1 has given us some interesting figures as to the rate at which pot - holes can be worked out in soft red sandstone , a rock familiar to dwellers in the midland counties of England . In 1844 ...
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... feet long , 2 feet broad , and 2 feet 6 inches thick , were specially examined by Mr. Marten , and it was shown that in forty - three years the eroding action of the stream had cut away about half their bulk , and had removed two inches ...
... feet long , 2 feet broad , and 2 feet 6 inches thick , were specially examined by Mr. Marten , and it was shown that in forty - three years the eroding action of the stream had cut away about half their bulk , and had removed two inches ...
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... feet and upwards into a destroying storm - blast . The air has few interruptions , and moves freely over long distances before it strikes upon the mountain - ridges ; and there it gets suddenly checked , and goes roaring into every ...
... feet and upwards into a destroying storm - blast . The air has few interruptions , and moves freely over long distances before it strikes upon the mountain - ridges ; and there it gets suddenly checked , and goes roaring into every ...
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