The American Journal of Science and ArtsS. Converse, 1888 - Geology |
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... miles a second and reaching the ground in solid form . About 25 of the quits in figure I imply velocities of not less than 25 miles a second on entering the air . Large velocities do not seem to be entirely fatal to the integrity of the ...
... miles a second and reaching the ground in solid form . About 25 of the quits in figure I imply velocities of not less than 25 miles a second on entering the air . Large velocities do not seem to be entirely fatal to the integrity of the ...
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... miles on horseback from Hilo , the other of about half this distance , from Keauhou , the upper half a good carriage road ; and also the districts into which the island is divided , and the positions of the principal villages . The ...
... miles on horseback from Hilo , the other of about half this distance , from Keauhou , the upper half a good carriage road ; and also the districts into which the island is divided , and the positions of the principal villages . The ...
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... miles and the average breadth less than a mile , " and the volume , " 160 million cubic yards of lava . " " The greater part is the pahoehoe , although some aa The course was westward , near that of an old stream toward Kealakekua ...
... miles and the average breadth less than a mile , " and the volume , " 160 million cubic yards of lava . " " The greater part is the pahoehoe , although some aa The course was westward , near that of an old stream toward Kealakekua ...
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... miles . On the 27th , Mr. Coan reached the place of the fountain ap- proaching it on the windward side within 200 feet . He found the lavas playing , as he states , to a height of 400 to 500 and 700 feet , by angular measurement , in ...
... miles . On the 27th , Mr. Coan reached the place of the fountain ap- proaching it on the windward side within 200 feet . He found the lavas playing , as he states , to a height of 400 to 500 and 700 feet , by angular measurement , in ...
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... miles of Hilo . Mr. Coan describes the tunnels in the lava stream , and speaks of the lavas seen through openings , as moving with great velocity " estimated to be 40 miles an hour . " Some of the steaming openings were 30 to 200 feet ...
... miles of Hilo . Mr. Coan describes the tunnels in the lava stream , and speaks of the lavas seen through openings , as moving with great velocity " estimated to be 40 miles an hour . " Some of the steaming openings were 30 to 200 feet ...
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