The Subterranean WorldLongmans, Green, and Company, 1871 - 522 páginas |
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... descending Shaft in Owen's Safety Cage engraved by G. Pearson " " 258 262 265 Timbering of a Mine . Transverse Sections of Walled Drain Galleries Drainage of a Mine by Adit Levels Manufactures , and Mines ' . { from Ure's ' Dictionary ...
... descending Shaft in Owen's Safety Cage engraved by G. Pearson " " 258 262 265 Timbering of a Mine . Transverse Sections of Walled Drain Galleries Drainage of a Mine by Adit Levels Manufactures , and Mines ' . { from Ure's ' Dictionary ...
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... descend in rain upon the earth . Here part of them are soon restored to the sea by the swollen rivers ; another part is once more volatilised ; but by far the larger quantity finds its slow way into the bowels of the earth , where it ...
... descend in rain upon the earth . Here part of them are soon restored to the sea by the swollen rivers ; another part is once more volatilised ; but by far the larger quantity finds its slow way into the bowels of the earth , where it ...
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... descend into the earth of course escape our direct observation , as the lowest point to which the subterranean regions have been probed is less than 2,000 or 2,500 feet below the level of the sea ; but as we know from the formation of ...
... descend into the earth of course escape our direct observation , as the lowest point to which the subterranean regions have been probed is less than 2,000 or 2,500 feet below the level of the sea ; but as we know from the formation of ...
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... descending branch of the tube to be pro- longed only as far as the level of the valley , with a superficial orifice , then the liquid will of course gush forth in a vertical column , and form a jet d'eau , or fountain , its height being ...
... descending branch of the tube to be pro- longed only as far as the level of the valley , with a superficial orifice , then the liquid will of course gush forth in a vertical column , and form a jet d'eau , or fountain , its height being ...
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... descend from high mountains , and boiling sources gush forth in the Arctic regions when forced upwards from a considerable depth . While the waters filter through the earth , they also naturally dissolve a variety of substances , and ...
... descend from high mountains , and boiling sources gush forth in the Arctic regions when forced upwards from a considerable depth . While the waters filter through the earth , they also naturally dissolve a variety of substances , and ...
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