Climate and Time in Their Geological Relations: A Theory of Secular Changes of the Earth's ClimateAppleton, 1890 - 577 páginas |
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... Evidence of Warm Inter - glacial Periods from Mineral Borings . - Striated Pavements.- Reason why Inter - glacial Land - surfaces are so rare PAGE 236 CHAPTER XVI . WARM INTER - GLACIAL PERIODS IN ARCTIC REGIONS . Cold Periods best ...
... Evidence of Warm Inter - glacial Periods from Mineral Borings . - Striated Pavements.- Reason why Inter - glacial Land - surfaces are so rare PAGE 236 CHAPTER XVI . WARM INTER - GLACIAL PERIODS IN ARCTIC REGIONS . Cold Periods best ...
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... EVIDENCE of . Cambrian Conglomerate of Islay and North - west of Scotland . - Ice - action in Ayrshire and Wigtownshire during Silurian Period . - Silurian Limestones in Arctic Regions . - Professor Ramsay on Ice - action during Old Red ...
... EVIDENCE of . Cambrian Conglomerate of Islay and North - west of Scotland . - Ice - action in Ayrshire and Wigtownshire during Silurian Period . - Silurian Limestones in Arctic Regions . - Professor Ramsay on Ice - action during Old Red ...
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... evidence of Ice - action . - Land Flat during Coal Period . - Leading Idea of the Theory .-- Carboniferous Limestones 420 CHAPTER XXVII . PATH OF THE ICE - SHEET IN NORTH - WESTERN EUROPE AND ITS RELATIONS TO THE BOULDER CLAY OF ...
... evidence of Ice - action . - Land Flat during Coal Period . - Leading Idea of the Theory .-- Carboniferous Limestones 420 CHAPTER XXVII . PATH OF THE ICE - SHEET IN NORTH - WESTERN EUROPE AND ITS RELATIONS TO THE BOULDER CLAY OF ...
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... Evidence of Continental Ice . - Pennine Range probably striated on Summit . - Glacial Drift in Centre of Eng- land.-Mr. Lacy on Drift of Cotteswold Hills . - England probably crossed by Land - ice . - Mr . Jack's Suggestion . - Shedding ...
... Evidence of Continental Ice . - Pennine Range probably striated on Summit . - Glacial Drift in Centre of Eng- land.-Mr. Lacy on Drift of Cotteswold Hills . - England probably crossed by Land - ice . - Mr . Jack's Suggestion . - Shedding ...
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... evidence that climate was much hotter during Paleozoic ages than now ; and much less , that it has been becoming uniformly colder . The great discovery of the glacial epoch , and more lately that of a mild and temperate condition of ...
... evidence that climate was much hotter during Paleozoic ages than now ; and much less , that it has been becoming uniformly colder . The great discovery of the glacial epoch , and more lately that of a mild and temperate condition of ...
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