The Forms of Water in Clouds & Rivers, Ice & GlaciersH.S. King & Company, 1873 - 192 páginas |
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... Cause of Regelation 63. Faraday's View of Regelation . 64. The Blue Veins of Glaciers 65. Relation of Structure to Pressure 66. Slate Cleavage and Glacier Lamination 67. Conclusion PAGE 122 125 127 132 136 139 140 145 . 147 150 152 ...
... Cause of Regelation 63. Faraday's View of Regelation . 64. The Blue Veins of Glaciers 65. Relation of Structure to Pressure 66. Slate Cleavage and Glacier Lamination 67. Conclusion PAGE 122 125 127 132 136 139 140 145 . 147 150 152 ...
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... causes , and succeeded by others which are its effects . The human mind is not satisfied with observing and studying any natural oc- currence alone , but takes pleasure in connecting every natural fact with what has gone before it , and ...
... causes , and succeeded by others which are its effects . The human mind is not satisfied with observing and studying any natural oc- currence alone , but takes pleasure in connecting every natural fact with what has gone before it , and ...
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... caused by the precipi- tation to fog of the aqueous vapour of the ball - room . If the weather be intensely cold the entrance of fresh air may even cause snow to fall . This has been ob- served in Russian ball - rooms ; and also in the ...
... caused by the precipi- tation to fog of the aqueous vapour of the ball - room . If the weather be intensely cold the entrance of fresh air may even cause snow to fall . This has been ob- served in Russian ball - rooms ; and also in the ...
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... cause it to quiver rapidly to and fro . From the point of dis- turbance issue small ripples which are carried forward by the water , and which finally strike the basin . Here , in the vibrating finger , you have a source of agitation ...
... cause it to quiver rapidly to and fro . From the point of dis- turbance issue small ripples which are carried forward by the water , and which finally strike the basin . Here , in the vibrating finger , you have a source of agitation ...
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... caused to boil the water almost instantaneously . 35. This is the point to which I wished to lead you , and which ... causing it to evaporate ; the light - waves at the same time entering to great depths without sensibly heating the ...
... caused to boil the water almost instantaneously . 35. This is the point to which I wished to lead you , and which ... causing it to evaporate ; the light - waves at the same time entering to great depths without sensibly heating the ...
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