The Forms of Water in Clouds & Rivers, Ice & GlaciersH.S. King & Company, 1873 - 192 стор. |
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... glacier , will mark , for some time to come , its recent magnitude . The vault of the Arveiron has dwindled considerably . The way up to the Chapeau lies on the top of a lateral moraine , reached a few years ago by the surface of the ...
... glacier , will mark , for some time to come , its recent magnitude . The vault of the Arveiron has dwindled considerably . The way up to the Chapeau lies on the top of a lateral moraine , reached a few years ago by the surface of the ...
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... glacier and passed through the gorge of the Massa . On our return to the Bel Alp we found the domestics of the hotel leaning out of the windows and looking excitedly towards the glacier . From it pro- ceeded a sound which resembled the ...
... glacier and passed through the gorge of the Massa . On our return to the Bel Alp we found the domestics of the hotel leaning out of the windows and looking excitedly towards the glacier . From it pro- ceeded a sound which resembled the ...
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... glacier and the slope of the mountain . In some places this river was more than sixty yards wide , at others it was con- tracted to less than one - fifth of this width . Broken cascades of great height were formed here and there by ...
... glacier and the slope of the mountain . In some places this river was more than sixty yards wide , at others it was con- tracted to less than one - fifth of this width . Broken cascades of great height were formed here and there by ...
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... Glacier des Bois . Passage to the Montanvert • 13. The Mer de Glace and its Sources . Our First Climb to the Cleft Station . • 14. Ice - cascade and Snows of the Col du Géant 15. Questioning the Glaciers 16. Branches and Medial Moraines ...
... Glacier des Bois . Passage to the Montanvert • 13. The Mer de Glace and its Sources . Our First Climb to the Cleft Station . • 14. Ice - cascade and Snows of the Col du Géant 15. Questioning the Glaciers 16. Branches and Medial Moraines ...
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... Glacier proved to resemble the Motion of a River PAGE 59 60 21. The Theodolite and its Use . Our own Measurements ... Glacier Motion to River Motion . Conjecture tested 72 25. New Law of Glacier Motion 76 26. Motion of Axis of Mer de ...
... Glacier proved to resemble the Motion of a River PAGE 59 60 21. The Theodolite and its Use . Our own Measurements ... Glacier Motion to River Motion . Conjecture tested 72 25. New Law of Glacier Motion 76 26. Motion of Axis of Mer de ...
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