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... seen an attempt to account for . They seem , by common consent , to be omitted in all theories of the formation of valleys . Alluvial plains are , however , frequent features over the globe , and most important features . Yet neither ...
... seen an attempt to account for . They seem , by common consent , to be omitted in all theories of the formation of valleys . Alluvial plains are , however , frequent features over the globe , and most important features . Yet neither ...
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... seen by the red and yellow colouring of strata . Place a piece of iron in sand exposed to the elements , and it forms a mass of stone . By the action of heat the purest looking water daily encrusts our ket- tles and cauldrons with ...
... seen by the red and yellow colouring of strata . Place a piece of iron in sand exposed to the elements , and it forms a mass of stone . By the action of heat the purest looking water daily encrusts our ket- tles and cauldrons with ...
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... seen in the cutting for the road on the brow of Filmere Hill , between West Meon and Alton , with perhaps fifteen feet of clay above it . This is no bunch ( in mining terms ) of clay , but extends on all sides , except where valleys ...
... seen in the cutting for the road on the brow of Filmere Hill , between West Meon and Alton , with perhaps fifteen feet of clay above it . This is no bunch ( in mining terms ) of clay , but extends on all sides , except where valleys ...
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... seen so far into the mill- stone as to discover that every mountain - chain is supported by a longitudinal fissure below it . In talking of earthquakes , he says : As mountain- chains appear to be raised on fissures , the walls of the ...
... seen so far into the mill- stone as to discover that every mountain - chain is supported by a longitudinal fissure below it . In talking of earthquakes , he says : As mountain- chains appear to be raised on fissures , the walls of the ...
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... seen on the brow of Castle Hill . This earthwork , supposed to be Roman , was evi- dently once of considerable extent , and of an oval form , but the greater part has been cut away by the sea . The cliffs , which are undermined here ...
... seen on the brow of Castle Hill . This earthwork , supposed to be Roman , was evi- dently once of considerable extent , and of an oval form , but the greater part has been cut away by the sea . The cliffs , which are undermined here ...
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