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... occur . Pressure slightly lowers the freezing - point , and so would liquefy the portions of ice subjected to great- est pressure , wherever that might be in the mass of the glacier , and thus permit a momentary movement of the ...
... occur . Pressure slightly lowers the freezing - point , and so would liquefy the portions of ice subjected to great- est pressure , wherever that might be in the mass of the glacier , and thus permit a momentary movement of the ...
Pagina 53
... occur in such a variety of situations , that the movement of glacial ice is alone sufficient to afford a satisfactory ex- planation . Moreover , in Alaska , Greenland , Norway , and Switzerland , and wherever else there are living ...
... occur in such a variety of situations , that the movement of glacial ice is alone sufficient to afford a satisfactory ex- planation . Moreover , in Alaska , Greenland , Norway , and Switzerland , and wherever else there are living ...
Pagina 64
... occur in great numbers . In the locality spoken of in northern Ohio the elevation of the country is from two hundred to five hundred feet above the level of Lake Erie . The near- est outcrops of granitic rock occur about four hundred ...
... occur in great numbers . In the locality spoken of in northern Ohio the elevation of the country is from two hundred to five hundred feet above the level of Lake Erie . The near- est outcrops of granitic rock occur about four hundred ...
Pagina 70
... occur , while nine miles away two feet is the largest diameter observed . Sir Charles Lyell endeavoured to explain this train of boulders by the action of icebergs during a period of sub- mergence supposing that , as icebergs floated ...
... occur , while nine miles away two feet is the largest diameter observed . Sir Charles Lyell endeavoured to explain this train of boulders by the action of icebergs during a period of sub- mergence supposing that , as icebergs floated ...
Pagina 74
... occur in such fine development as in New England . In Europe they are best developed in portions of Ireland . One's first impression in examining an exposed section * Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History , vol . xx , pp ...
... occur in such fine development as in New England . In Europe they are best developed in portions of Ireland . One's first impression in examining an exposed section * Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History , vol . xx , pp ...
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