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... roads ' the effect of aqueous denudation 148 Lyell on the Ganges 151 Rain has laid the whole surface of the earth in ridge and furrow 154 • The source of the valley is always higher up than the source of the river . 155 Rivers outlets ...
... roads ' the effect of aqueous denudation 148 Lyell on the Ganges 151 Rain has laid the whole surface of the earth in ridge and furrow 154 • The source of the valley is always higher up than the source of the river . 155 Rivers outlets ...
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George Greenwood. other parts of the earth , is , that they are the roads which soil travels to the sea . And the same cause which has excavated valleys , and which still denudes them - rain - also deposits in them . And valleys always ...
George Greenwood. other parts of the earth , is , that they are the roads which soil travels to the sea . And the same cause which has excavated valleys , and which still denudes them - rain - also deposits in them . And valleys always ...
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... on which all are agreed , namely , that these shelves are ancient beaches , or littoral formations , accumulated round the edges of one or more sheets of water ,. Parallel Roads of Glen Roy . CH . II . ] 11 AND LAKES OF AUVERGNE .
... on which all are agreed , namely , that these shelves are ancient beaches , or littoral formations , accumulated round the edges of one or more sheets of water ,. Parallel Roads of Glen Roy . CH . II . ] 11 AND LAKES OF AUVERGNE .
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... road towards Bohinnie along the side of this terrace , you will find it cut into several minor terraces , each with its corresponding terrace on the other side of the valley . As you walk up Glen Roy you are always accompanied by from ...
... road towards Bohinnie along the side of this terrace , you will find it cut into several minor terraces , each with its corresponding terrace on the other side of the valley . As you walk up Glen Roy you are always accompanied by from ...
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... road - side gutter . Dam the run of rain ; a pool will form above the dam . Every rain will deposit on the bed of the pool , till the flat alluvium 6 Take away the 6 rises to the height of the dam . dam . The run of rain cuts through ...
... road - side gutter . Dam the run of rain ; a pool will form above the dam . Every rain will deposit on the bed of the pool , till the flat alluvium 6 Take away the 6 rises to the height of the dam . dam . The run of rain cuts through ...
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