Climate and Time in Their Geological Relations: A Theory of Secular Changes of the Earth's ClimateAppleton, 1890 - 577 páginas |
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... Facts to be Explained . - The Explanation of the Facts.- The Explanation hypothetical . - The Cause assigned for the hypo- thetical Mode of Circulation . - Under Currents account for all the Facts better than the Gravitation Hypothesis ...
... Facts to be Explained . - The Explanation of the Facts.- The Explanation hypothetical . - The Cause assigned for the hypo- thetical Mode of Circulation . - Under Currents account for all the Facts better than the Gravitation Hypothesis ...
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... fact , it is these agencies which constitute climate . The various peculiarities or modifications of climate result from a preponderance of one or more of these agencies over the rest . When heat , for example , predominates , we have a ...
... fact , it is these agencies which constitute climate . The various peculiarities or modifications of climate result from a preponderance of one or more of these agencies over the rest . When heat , for example , predominates , we have a ...
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... fact more clearly brought out than another by the recent deep - sea explorations , it is this , that nothing exercises so much influence on organic life in the ocean as the temperature of the water . In fact , so much is this the case ...
... fact more clearly brought out than another by the recent deep - sea explorations , it is this , that nothing exercises so much influence on organic life in the ocean as the temperature of the water . In fact , so much is this the case ...
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... facts . But here confusion and misconception will arise unless there be distinct and definite ideas as to what ought to constitute a geological principle . It is not every statement or rule that may apply to a great many facts , which ...
... facts . But here confusion and misconception will arise unless there be distinct and definite ideas as to what ought to constitute a geological principle . It is not every statement or rule that may apply to a great many facts , which ...
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... facts which have been accumulating during the past century . The facts of geology are as essential to the establish- ment of the principles , as the facts of heat , light , and electricity are essential to the establishment of the ...
... facts which have been accumulating during the past century . The facts of geology are as essential to the establish- ment of the principles , as the facts of heat , light , and electricity are essential to the establishment of the ...
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