Advanced Text-book of Physical GeographyW. Blackwood and sons, 1864 - 320 páginas |
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... Height , Velocity , and Impact , Tides their Origin and Influence , Currents - their Causes and Functions , · PAGE 70-99 70 74 78 83 85 85 92 100-112 100 107 109 113-128 113 118 124 129-147 129 131 13 X. THE WATER - ITS RIVERS AND LAKES ...
... Height , Velocity , and Impact , Tides their Origin and Influence , Currents - their Causes and Functions , · PAGE 70-99 70 74 78 83 85 85 92 100-112 100 107 109 113-128 113 118 124 129-147 129 131 13 X. THE WATER - ITS RIVERS AND LAKES ...
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... heights perpetually enveloped in snow , while the lower ridges are clothed in verdure and blossom ? Why does one region of a continent be arid and rainless , while another is deluged with periodical torrents ? Why do the winds in ...
... heights perpetually enveloped in snow , while the lower ridges are clothed in verdure and blossom ? Why does one region of a continent be arid and rainless , while another is deluged with periodical torrents ? Why do the winds in ...
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... heights are covered with snow , the low grounds are fresh and open . The rainfall on the western coast is several inches more than that on the east ; and the north - east winds are cold and parching , while the south - west are warm and ...
... heights are covered with snow , the low grounds are fresh and open . The rainfall on the western coast is several inches more than that on the east ; and the north - east winds are cold and parching , while the south - west are warm and ...
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... heights of mountains , and the like is for the most part little better than a task of memory ; Physical Geography , on the other hand , requires reasoning at every step , and the student will find his reasonings greatly assisted not ...
... heights of mountains , and the like is for the most part little better than a task of memory ; Physical Geography , on the other hand , requires reasoning at every step , and the student will find his reasonings greatly assisted not ...
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... height of 45 or 50 miles , its presence is inappreciable . The weight of the atmosphere is generally estimated as equal to the weight of a column of mercury 30 inches in height , or to one of water 34 feet in height ; and as there are ...
... height of 45 or 50 miles , its presence is inappreciable . The weight of the atmosphere is generally estimated as equal to the weight of a column of mercury 30 inches in height , or to one of water 34 feet in height ; and as there are ...
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