The North British Review, Volumen31W.P. Kennedy, 1859 |
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... Physical Geology . By WILLIAM HOPKINS , Esq . , M.A. Cambridge Transactions , vol . vi . , p . 1-85 . 1835 . 7. On the Motion of Glaciers . By WILLIAM HOPKINS , Esq . , M.A. , F.R.S. Id . , vol . viii . , p . 50-75 , 158. 1843 . 8. On ...
... Physical Geology . By WILLIAM HOPKINS , Esq . , M.A. Cambridge Transactions , vol . vi . , p . 1-85 . 1835 . 7. On the Motion of Glaciers . By WILLIAM HOPKINS , Esq . , M.A. , F.R.S. Id . , vol . viii . , p . 50-75 , 158. 1843 . 8. On ...
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... physical geography , the distribu- tion of glaciers over the globe is a subject of primary interest . It is , of course , only in those mountainous regions where the snow lies during the whole year that a glacier can be formed . In such ...
... physical geography , the distribu- tion of glaciers over the globe is a subject of primary interest . It is , of course , only in those mountainous regions where the snow lies during the whole year that a glacier can be formed . In such ...
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... Physical Pro- perties of Ice , " throwing much light on the structure and decom- position of ice . Having made a convergent solar beam pass through all the three sides of a cube of perfectly transparent ice , 1 Phil . Mag . , Dec. 1857 ...
... Physical Pro- perties of Ice , " throwing much light on the structure and decom- position of ice . Having made a convergent solar beam pass through all the three sides of a cube of perfectly transparent ice , 1 Phil . Mag . , Dec. 1857 ...
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... physical explanation of the blue veins of glaciers , and the laminated structure produced in ice by pressure . According to Professor James Thomson , pressure applied to a mass of pure ice , should immediately pro- duce in the ...
... physical explanation of the blue veins of glaciers , and the laminated structure produced in ice by pressure . According to Professor James Thomson , pressure applied to a mass of pure ice , should immediately pro- duce in the ...
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... Physical Garden at Edinburgh . " The cata- logue is arranged alphabetically , but it is stated that in the garden the collection was disposed after the method of Morison . The collection consisted of 3000 species , but few of the native ...
... Physical Garden at Edinburgh . " The cata- logue is arranged alphabetically , but it is stated that in the garden the collection was disposed after the method of Morison . The collection consisted of 3000 species , but few of the native ...
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