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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... Observing the Distortion of a Limited Space of Ice devoid of Crevasses ... Movement of a Glacier of the Second Order 8000 feet above the Sea . 35 43 • 56 61 CONTENTS . ix X. NINTH Letter on GLACIERS . Addressed viii CONTENTS ,
... Observing the Distortion of a Limited Space of Ice devoid of Crevasses ... Movement of a Glacier of the Second Order 8000 feet above the Sea . 35 43 • 56 61 CONTENTS . ix X. NINTH Letter on GLACIERS . Addressed viii CONTENTS ,
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... Movement of the Mer de Glace down to 1850 ... Observations by Balmat , at different seasons , in continuation of those formerly detailed ... On the gradual passage of Ice into the Fluid State ; observations of M. Person ... Notice of an ...
... Movement of the Mer de Glace down to 1850 ... Observations by Balmat , at different seasons , in continuation of those formerly detailed ... On the gradual passage of Ice into the Fluid State ; observations of M. Person ... Notice of an ...
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... Movement of Gla- ciers of Chamouni in Winter , with remarks by PRO- FESSOR FORBES · 269 271 * These articles ought chronologically to have preceded the two first of the Appendix ; they ought also to have been referred to at pages 92 ...
... Movement of Gla- ciers of Chamouni in Winter , with remarks by PRO- FESSOR FORBES · 269 271 * These articles ought chronologically to have preceded the two first of the Appendix ; they ought also to have been referred to at pages 92 ...
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... movement of glaciers , which certain previous speculations of Mr. Sorby and himself about " planes of cleav- age " had brought under his notice . Thus it will be seen how the theory of glaciers became anew , in 1857 , a matter of ...
... movement of glaciers , which certain previous speculations of Mr. Sorby and himself about " planes of cleav- age " had brought under his notice . Thus it will be seen how the theory of glaciers became anew , in 1857 , a matter of ...
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... movement and structure of the ice . The function of the infiltrated water seems to be that of preserving the whole ice in that state of softness which immediately precedes its dissolution , as well as of conveying hydrostatic pressure ...
... movement and structure of the ice . The function of the infiltrated water seems to be that of preserving the whole ice in that state of softness which immediately precedes its dissolution , as well as of conveying hydrostatic pressure ...
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ablation Alps analogy angle annual motion appears Arveiron August Balmat bands Bishop of Annecy Brenva cause centre Col du Géant compact congelation continuity convex Courmayeur crevasses curve curved bands daily motion declivity direction dirt-bands effect Etna evidence experiment fact feet fissures fluid friction frontal dip Glace of Chamouni Glacier des Bois glacier motion glacier moves glacier of Bossons Grindelwald horizontal hydrostatic pressure inches inclination internal July lava stream less Letter on Glaciers longitudinal lower marked mass measurement Mer de Glace millimetres Mont Blanc Montanvert moraine motion of glaciers mud-slide nearly névé observations origin parallel particles plane plastic Plate portion pressure produce remarkable retardation rock Saussure Saussure's season side sliding slope snow solid station summer surface Talefre temperature thawing theodolite theory of glaciers tion transverse Travels valley veined structure velocity vertical Vesuvius viscous theory volume whilst winter wrinkles