Cosmos: A Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe, Volume 5H.G. Bohn, 1858 |
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Page 163
... cones of mud volcanoes , scarcely exceeding himself in height , never dreams that in the calm space occupied by the latter , eruptions of fire to the height many thousand feet have often taken place ; and that one 1 Cosmos , vol . iii ...
... cones of mud volcanoes , scarcely exceeding himself in height , never dreams that in the calm space occupied by the latter , eruptions of fire to the height many thousand feet have often taken place ; and that one 1 Cosmos , vol . iii ...
Page 167
... cone of the Moya9 which rose out of the earth , and witnessed the employment of this combustible substance for cooking in the huts of the Indians . I might describe the results of alte- rations of the ground from this catastrophe ...
... cone of the Moya9 which rose out of the earth , and witnessed the employment of this combustible substance for cooking in the huts of the Indians . I might describe the results of alte- rations of the ground from this catastrophe ...
Page 170
... cones and dome - like summits of the Cordilleras , according to this view , have by no means been elevated in a soft and semifluid state , but have been thrown up and piled on one another when per- fectly hardened , in the form of ...
... cones and dome - like summits of the Cordilleras , according to this view , have by no means been elevated in a soft and semifluid state , but have been thrown up and piled on one another when per- fectly hardened , in the form of ...
Page 172
... cones of Pelileo , grit - like mixtures of pyroxene crystals , carbon , and infusorial animal- cules with silicious shields . These wandering cones have overthrown a great number of Indian huts.18 In the general Delineation of Nature ...
... cones of Pelileo , grit - like mixtures of pyroxene crystals , carbon , and infusorial animal- cules with silicious shields . These wandering cones have overthrown a great number of Indian huts.18 In the general Delineation of Nature ...
Page 174
... cone of the Moya , and probably also the transportation of objects upon the surface of the earth.20 When large clefts are formed , and these only close again at their upper parts , the production of permanent subterranean cavities may ...
... cone of the Moya , and probably also the transportation of objects upon the surface of the earth.20 When large clefts are formed , and these only close again at their upper parts , the production of permanent subterranean cavities may ...
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