Popular Voyages and Travels Throughout the Continent & Islands of Europe: In which the Geography, Character, Customs, and Manners of Nations are Described, and the Phenomena of Nature, Most Worthy of Observation, are Illustrated on Scientific PrinciplesG. & W.B. Whittaker, 1820 - 506 pagina's |
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Pagina 7
... heights above the pre- sent level of the sea , as to render it more than probable , that the ocean once entirely overwhelmed the earth . " From these phenomena , Buffon draws a series of curious and minute conclusions , which our limits ...
... heights above the pre- sent level of the sea , as to render it more than probable , that the ocean once entirely overwhelmed the earth . " From these phenomena , Buffon draws a series of curious and minute conclusions , which our limits ...
Pagina 15
... height above the level of the ocean . " There are here three strata of coal , which lie at a considerable distance above the other , and there is a com munication by pits between one of these parallel strata and another . But the vein ...
... height above the level of the ocean . " There are here three strata of coal , which lie at a considerable distance above the other , and there is a com munication by pits between one of these parallel strata and another . But the vein ...
Pagina 19
... height This subsidence of the land must have been followed by an immense inundation , and this inundation is likely not only to have destroyed a great part of the inhabitants , but also to have terrified others into a total desertion of ...
... height This subsidence of the land must have been followed by an immense inundation , and this inundation is likely not only to have destroyed a great part of the inhabitants , but also to have terrified others into a total desertion of ...
Pagina 23
... height of these seas is increased by the circumstance of the rocks stretching across the Channel in a north and south direction , to the length of some hundred fathoms , and also by their lying in a sloping manner to the south - west ...
... height of these seas is increased by the circumstance of the rocks stretching across the Channel in a north and south direction , to the length of some hundred fathoms , and also by their lying in a sloping manner to the south - west ...
Pagina 24
... height of thirty feet , from the foundation is a solid mass of stones , engrafted into each other , and united by every means of additional strength . The building has four rooms , one over the other , and at the top a gallery and ...
... height of thirty feet , from the foundation is a solid mass of stones , engrafted into each other , and united by every means of additional strength . The building has four rooms , one over the other , and at the top a gallery and ...
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