Occasional Papers on the Theory of Glaciers Now First Collected and Chronologically Arranged: With a Prefatory Note on the Recent Progress and Present Aspect of the TheoryA. and C. Black, 1859 - 278 páginas |
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... portions of ice crushed in a mould under Bramah's press may assume new and compact forms with- * Reprinted in the Second Appendix to the present volume . b " 6 out showing any trace of flaws ; this PREFATORY NOTE ON THE RECENT PROGRESS ...
... portions of ice crushed in a mould under Bramah's press may assume new and compact forms with- * Reprinted in the Second Appendix to the present volume . b " 6 out showing any trace of flaws ; this PREFATORY NOTE ON THE RECENT PROGRESS ...
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... portion of its plasti- city . I am not disposed to ascribe to it , by any means , the whole of the plastic qualities of the glacier , as Mr. James Thomson seems inclined to do . In the rapid alternations of pressure which take place in ...
... portion of its plasti- city . I am not disposed to ascribe to it , by any means , the whole of the plastic qualities of the glacier , as Mr. James Thomson seems inclined to do . In the rapid alternations of pressure which take place in ...
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... portion of glaciers of less inclination . The surfaces of crystal- lization have , in this case , absolutely the form of a scallop- shell , the lip or front being always inclined below the horizon . I attach importance to the community ...
... portion of glaciers of less inclination . The surfaces of crystal- lization have , in this case , absolutely the form of a scallop- shell , the lip or front being always inclined below the horizon . I attach importance to the community ...
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... portion is washed clean by the rain , so that these bands are nothing more than visible traces of the direction of the internal icy structure , and of course correspond with what has been already stated as to the forms in which the ...
... portion is washed clean by the rain , so that these bands are nothing more than visible traces of the direction of the internal icy structure , and of course correspond with what has been already stated as to the forms in which the ...
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... be permanently wasting ) . Another mode of considering the successive conditions of a certain portion of the glacier , will lead also to the admission of 1842. ] PERMANENCE OF THE MOULINS . " 29 In 28 [ 1842 . FOURTH LETTER ON GLACIERS .
... be permanently wasting ) . Another mode of considering the successive conditions of a certain portion of the glacier , will lead also to the admission of 1842. ] PERMANENCE OF THE MOULINS . " 29 In 28 [ 1842 . FOURTH LETTER ON GLACIERS .
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