Cosmos: A Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe, Volume 5H.G. Bohn, 1858 |
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... Earthquakes ; dynamic action , waves of concussion 165-183 Thermal springs 184-207 Gas - springs ; salses , mud - volcanoes , Naphtha - springs 207-223 Volcanoes with and without structural frames ( conical and bell - shaped mountains ) ...
... Earthquakes ; dynamic action , waves of concussion 165-183 Thermal springs 184-207 Gas - springs ; salses , mud - volcanoes , Naphtha - springs 207-223 Volcanoes with and without structural frames ( conical and bell - shaped mountains ) ...
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... earthquakes , and che- mically by rock - forming , and rock - metamorphosing processes ; the partial covering of the solid surface by the liquid ele- ment - the ocean ; the contour and articulation of the up- heaved earth into ...
... earthquakes , and che- mically by rock - forming , and rock - metamorphosing processes ; the partial covering of the solid surface by the liquid ele- ment - the ocean ; the contour and articulation of the up- heaved earth into ...
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... earthquakes , subterranean currents of wind ( elastic vapours ? ) , and other causes of the same kind , which , however , are not given in the order of their occurrence , for the rotun- dity of the entire earth results from the co ...
... earthquakes , subterranean currents of wind ( elastic vapours ? ) , and other causes of the same kind , which , however , are not given in the order of their occurrence , for the rotun- dity of the entire earth results from the co ...
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... earthquakes upon the Peruvian coasts exert a local influence upon the phenomena , which depend upon magnetic force of the earth ? - - 1838-1842 . Charles Wilkes's Narrative of the United States ' Exploring Expedition , vol . i , p . xxi ...
... earthquakes upon the Peruvian coasts exert a local influence upon the phenomena , which depend upon magnetic force of the earth ? - - 1838-1842 . Charles Wilkes's Narrative of the United States ' Exploring Expedition , vol . i , p . xxi ...
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... earthquake at Cumana on the 4th of November , 1799 , I found that the inclination was diminished 0 ° .90 , or nearly a whole degree . The circumstances under which I obtained this result , and which I have elsewhere fully described , 47 ...
... earthquake at Cumana on the 4th of November , 1799 , I found that the inclination was diminished 0 ° .90 , or nearly a whole degree . The circumstances under which I obtained this result , and which I have elsewhere fully described , 47 ...
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