The Forms of Water in Clouds & Rivers, Ice & GlaciersH.S. King & Company, 1873 - 192 стор. |
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... whole atmosphere , being thereby squeezed into a com- paratively small volume . In ascending the mountain , you leave more and more of the atmosphere behind ; the pressure becomes less and less , and by its expansive force the air ...
... whole atmosphere , being thereby squeezed into a com- paratively small volume . In ascending the mountain , you leave more and more of the atmosphere behind ; the pressure becomes less and less , and by its expansive force the air ...
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... whole A little empty space of the ice melted ? Plainly no . space is formed with the flowers , and this space , or rather its surface , shines in the sun with the lustre of burnished silver . 99. In all cases the flowers are formed ...
... whole A little empty space of the ice melted ? Plainly no . space is formed with the flowers , and this space , or rather its surface , shines in the sun with the lustre of burnished silver . 99. In all cases the flowers are formed ...
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... whole crevasses are sometimes covered , the unhappy traveller being first made aware of their exist- ence by the snow breaking under his feet . Many lives have thus been lost , and some quite recently . 122. Once upon the plateau above ...
... whole crevasses are sometimes covered , the unhappy traveller being first made aware of their exist- ence by the snow breaking under his feet . Many lives have thus been lost , and some quite recently . 122. Once upon the plateau above ...
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... whole length of the glacier below the cascade must sink gradually lower , if the waste of annual melting be not made good . Supposing two feet of snow a year to remain upon the Col , this would raise it to a height far surpassing that ...
... whole length of the glacier below the cascade must sink gradually lower , if the waste of annual melting be not made good . Supposing two feet of snow a year to remain upon the Col , this would raise it to a height far surpassing that ...
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... whole glo- rious scene , the splintered peaks and the hacked and jagged crests , the far - stretching snow - fields , the smaller glaciers which nestle on the heights , the deep blue heaven and the sailing clouds . Is it not worth some ...
... whole glo- rious scene , the splintered peaks and the hacked and jagged crests , the far - stretching snow - fields , the smaller glaciers which nestle on the heights , the deep blue heaven and the sailing clouds . Is it not worth some ...
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