Volcanoes: What They are and what They TeachC. K. Paul, 1881 - 381 Seiten |
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... give an account of those in- vestigations which have in recent times thrown so much fresh light upon the whole problem . In this way I have been led to dwell at some length upon subjects which might not at first sight appear to be ...
... give an account of those in- vestigations which have in recent times thrown so much fresh light upon the whole problem . In this way I have been led to dwell at some length upon subjects which might not at first sight appear to be ...
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... give an out- line of the present state of knowledge upon the subject , and to indicate the bearings of those conclusions which have already been arrived at , upon the great questions of the history of our globe and the relations which ...
... give an out- line of the present state of knowledge upon the subject , and to indicate the bearings of those conclusions which have already been arrived at , upon the great questions of the history of our globe and the relations which ...
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... give a just idea of its vast bulk . Soundings in the sea surrounding the island show that the bottom gradually shelves around the shores to the depth of nearly 600 fathoms , so that Stromboli is a great conical mass of cinders and ...
... give a just idea of its vast bulk . Soundings in the sea surrounding the island show that the bottom gradually shelves around the shores to the depth of nearly 600 fathoms , so that Stromboli is a great conical mass of cinders and ...
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... gives rise to all those active phenomena we have been describing . We have said , at the outset , that there exists ... give rise to any conspicuous appearances . What is usually taken for flame during volcanic eruptions is simply , as ...
... gives rise to all those active phenomena we have been describing . We have said , at the outset , that there exists ... give rise to any conspicuous appearances . What is usually taken for flame during volcanic eruptions is simply , as ...
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... give rise to proportionately stronger vibrations . The nature and origin of those far more terrible and de- structive shocks which sometimes accompany , and more frequently precede , great volcanic eruptions , we shall consider in the ...
... give rise to proportionately stronger vibrations . The nature and origin of those far more terrible and de- structive shocks which sometimes accompany , and more frequently precede , great volcanic eruptions , we shall consider in the ...
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active volcanoes andesites appear atmosphere augite Auvergne basaltic basic lavas canic carbonic acid cavities centre character Cheaper Edition chemical Cloth composed composition condition crater crater-rings crystalline crystals Demy 8vo denuding forces depth dykes earth's crust earth's surface enormous eruption Etna exhibit exist fact Fcap feet formation formed fragments Frontispiece gases geological periods geologists glassy globe granitic igneous Illustrations incandescent interior Island lapilli Large post 8vo lava-currents lava-streams line of fissure Lipari liquid mass melaphyres metallic meteorites microliths miles minerals Monte Nuovo ocean origin parasitic cones Poems portions present pressure price 35 produced pumice quantities rhyolites rock-masses scoria-cones scoriæ Second Edition seen sides silica slope Small crown 8vo solid steam Stromboli structure substances subterranean summit take place temperature Third Edition tion trachytic tuffs vapour vast Vesuvius volcanic action volcanic cones volcanic districts volcanic forces volcanic mountains volcanic outbursts volcanic phenomena volcanic vents vols
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