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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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... the first foun- dation stone of Physical Geography , because it shows the difference between a hill and a valley . See denundation of the Weald Hill . CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. LYELL'S FOUR CONTRADICTORY THEORIES OF FORMING viii PREFACE .
... the first foun- dation stone of Physical Geography , because it shows the difference between a hill and a valley . See denundation of the Weald Hill . CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. LYELL'S FOUR CONTRADICTORY THEORIES OF FORMING viii PREFACE .
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... valleys Origin of alluvial plains Valleys formed according to three out of four of Lyell's theories should be bare of soil PAGE 1 2 3 4 6 Valleys are rich in soil 6 Accumulation of man's subsistence and therefore man's existence greatly ...
... valleys Origin of alluvial plains Valleys formed according to three out of four of Lyell's theories should be bare of soil PAGE 1 2 3 4 6 Valleys are rich in soil 6 Accumulation of man's subsistence and therefore man's existence greatly ...
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... valley but a hill 39 And its denudation passes to two seas by numerous dis- tinct trunk valleys 41 • These valleys ... valley is never permanent in any part . 57 How rivers run through ridges of hills even without ponding , as in the ...
... valley but a hill 39 And its denudation passes to two seas by numerous dis- tinct trunk valleys 41 • These valleys ... valley is never permanent in any part . 57 How rivers run through ridges of hills even without ponding , as in the ...
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... valley denuded ? ' CHAPTER V. LYELL ON THE VAL D'ARNO . If valleys were widened by erosion of river banks , their sides would not slope but must be cliffs , with inter- • 8888 81 82 83 vening table land 87 Rivers may cut deep channels ...
... valley denuded ? ' CHAPTER V. LYELL ON THE VAL D'ARNO . If valleys were widened by erosion of river banks , their sides would not slope but must be cliffs , with inter- • 8888 81 82 83 vening table land 87 Rivers may cut deep channels ...
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