The Student's Handbook of Physical GeologyG. Bell, 1892 - 666 pages |
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... lands , Etna , Hawaii . Volcanic Islands and Submarine Volcanoes . CHAPTER IV . -EARTHQUAKES Connection with ... LAND . Proofs of Elevation : -Raised Rocks , Shells , and Beaches ; Old Sea - caves . Proofs of Depression : -- Sub ...
... lands , Etna , Hawaii . Volcanic Islands and Submarine Volcanoes . CHAPTER IV . -EARTHQUAKES Connection with ... LAND . Proofs of Elevation : -Raised Rocks , Shells , and Beaches ; Old Sea - caves . Proofs of Depression : -- Sub ...
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... given to those facts which enable us to realize the relative posi- tions of land and sea , and the general physical geography of each geological epoch . PART I. DYNAMICAL GEOLOGY . SECTION I. Changes produced by 6 INTRODUCTION .
... given to those facts which enable us to realize the relative posi- tions of land and sea , and the general physical geography of each geological epoch . PART I. DYNAMICAL GEOLOGY . SECTION I. Changes produced by 6 INTRODUCTION .
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... land being elevated in one place and depressed in another . Finally it will appear that every part of the land has been below the sea at some period of past time , and is now dry land only because it has been elevated by the movements ...
... land being elevated in one place and depressed in another . Finally it will appear that every part of the land has been below the sea at some period of past time , and is now dry land only because it has been elevated by the movements ...
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... land . Some oppor- tunities have occurred for observing the flow of lava beneath water , and it has been noticed that the crust which rapidly forms over the surface prevents the water from coming in contact with the internal fluid ...
... land . Some oppor- tunities have occurred for observing the flow of lava beneath water , and it has been noticed that the crust which rapidly forms over the surface prevents the water from coming in contact with the internal fluid ...
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... land or under the sea . In the first case waves are only progagated through the earth and through the air : in the second case the waves are communicated to three media , viz . , earth , air , and water . Moreover , sound - waves appear ...
... land or under the sea . In the first case waves are only progagated through the earth and through the air : in the second case the waves are communicated to three media , viz . , earth , air , and water . Moreover , sound - waves appear ...
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