Climate and Time in Their Geological Relations: A Theory of Secular Changes of the Earth's ClimateAppleton, 1890 - 577 páginas |
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... SUBMERGENCE AND EMERGENCE OF THE LAND DURING THE GLACIAL EPOCH .- ( Continued . ) Extent of Submergence from Displacement of Earth's Centre of Gravity.- Circumstances which show that the Glacial Submergence resulted from Displacement of ...
... SUBMERGENCE AND EMERGENCE OF THE LAND DURING THE GLACIAL EPOCH .- ( Continued . ) Extent of Submergence from Displacement of Earth's Centre of Gravity.- Circumstances which show that the Glacial Submergence resulted from Displacement of ...
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... submergence of the land during the glacial epoch , and the influence of change in the obliquity of the ecliptic on climate , are next considered . In Chapter XXVI . I have given the reasons which induce me to believe that coal is an ...
... submergence of the land during the glacial epoch , and the influence of change in the obliquity of the ecliptic on climate , are next considered . In Chapter XXVI . I have given the reasons which induce me to believe that coal is an ...
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... submergence , without a warmer condition of climate , would not enable trees to reach those regions with their bark entire . But in reality we are not left to theorise on the subject , for we have a well - authenticated case of one of ...
... submergence , without a warmer condition of climate , would not enable trees to reach those regions with their bark entire . But in reality we are not left to theorise on the subject , for we have a well - authenticated case of one of ...
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... , the Permian , and other deposits , which , according to Professor Ramsay and others , have been accumulated in vast inland lakes . 17 CHAPTER XXIII . THE PHYSICAL CAUSE OF THE SUBMERGENCE AND THICKNESS OF SEDIMENTARY ROCKS . 367.
... , the Permian , and other deposits , which , according to Professor Ramsay and others , have been accumulated in vast inland lakes . 17 CHAPTER XXIII . THE PHYSICAL CAUSE OF THE SUBMERGENCE AND THICKNESS OF SEDIMENTARY ROCKS . 367.
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... SUBMERGENCE AND EMERGENCE OF THE LAND DURING THE GLACIAL EPOCH . Displacement of the Earth's Centre of Gravity by Polar Ice - cap . - Simple Method of estimating Amount of Displacement . - Note by Sir W. Thomson on foregoing Method ...
... SUBMERGENCE AND EMERGENCE OF THE LAND DURING THE GLACIAL EPOCH . Displacement of the Earth's Centre of Gravity by Polar Ice - cap . - Simple Method of estimating Amount of Displacement . - Note by Sir W. Thomson on foregoing Method ...
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