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... disinte- gration , soil is in constant formation over the entire surface of the earth . Owing to the erosion of Rain and Rivers , ' that soil is in constant movement down the 6 The hill - side to the valley , and along the.
... disinte- gration , soil is in constant formation over the entire surface of the earth . Owing to the erosion of Rain and Rivers , ' that soil is in constant movement down the 6 The hill - side to the valley , and along the.
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George Greenwood. hill - side to the valley , and along the valley to the sea . The land , then , is the region of perpetual disintegra- tion , denudation and destruction . The sea is the region of perpetual deposit and conservation ...
George Greenwood. hill - side to the valley , and along the valley to the sea . The land , then , is the region of perpetual disintegra- tion , denudation and destruction . The sea is the region of perpetual deposit and conservation ...
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... sides would not slope but must be cliffs , with inter- • 8888 81 82 83 vening table land 87 Rivers may cut deep channels , rain makes wide valleys 88 Flat land may be denuded 89 Water may run without a slope of land 89 Nature endeavours ...
... sides would not slope but must be cliffs , with inter- • 8888 81 82 83 vening table land 87 Rivers may cut deep channels , rain makes wide valleys 88 Flat land may be denuded 89 Water may run without a slope of land 89 Nature endeavours ...
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... sides of valleys . In regard to currents : a current might decapi- tate a continent as it rose , supposing equal softness of materials , or it might scoop a horizontal groove of any size or depth , or ( granting lines of hard ...
... sides of valleys . In regard to currents : a current might decapi- tate a continent as it rose , supposing equal softness of materials , or it might scoop a horizontal groove of any size or depth , or ( granting lines of hard ...
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... side . For , as Lyell says , these terraces extend over a space of many leagues in length , ' and ' they are from ten to sixty feet broad . ' 6 And it is not , as Lyell has said , that a check is given to the descent of the detritus at ...
... side . For , as Lyell says , these terraces extend over a space of many leagues in length , ' and ' they are from ten to sixty feet broad . ' 6 And it is not , as Lyell has said , that a check is given to the descent of the detritus at ...
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