The rudiments of physical geography for the use of Indian schoolsMacmillan, 1874 - 169 стор. |
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animals Asia atmosphere ball basin Bay of Bengal become Beng Bengal blows body bottom Calcutta carbonic acid carried channel CHAP chapter Chilka Lake clay coast cold contains cooled Cuttack delta deposited depth distance drainage drainage basin earth elevated Europe evaporation falls feet flood flows forests formation formed former geological glaciers GLOSSARY gneiss gradually gravitation greater heat height hills Himálaya India interior islands Khasi Hills kind lakes land layers learned live Mahánadi mass melted metamorphic rocks miles monsoon moon motion mountain ranges névé Northern ocean Physical Geography plains plants produced rain rainfall region river roches moutonnées rocks round salt sand sandstone sedimentary sedimentary rocks seen shells Sikkim slopes snow solid sometimes Southern stratified stream surface temperature termed Tibet tides tract trees tropical valley vapour vegetation volcano W. T. Blanford waves winds winter
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Сторінка 52 - THERE rolls the deep where grew the tree. O earth, what changes hast thou seen ! There where the long street roars, hath been The stillness of the central sea. The hills are shadows, and they flow From form to form, and nothing stands ; They melt like mist, the solid lands, Like clouds they shape themselves and go. But in my spirit will I dwell, And dream my dream, and hold it true ; For tho' my lips may breathe adieu, I cannot think the thing farewell.
Сторінка 67 - The mind seemed to grow giddy by looking so far into the abyss of time; and while we listened with earnestness and admiration to the philosopher who was now unfolding to us the order and series of these wonderful events, we became sensible how much farther reason may sometimes go than imagination can venture to follow.
Сторінка 92 - had the primeval world been constructed as it now exists, time enough has elapsed, and force enough directed to that end has been in activity, to have long ago destroyed every vestige of land.
Сторінка 119 - What is this murmur ? Is it the sound of cannon in the distance ? Is Gandgarh bellowing? Is it thunder?' Suddenly some one cried out, ' The river's come.' And I looked and perceived that all the dry channels were already filled, and that the river was racing down furiously in an absolute wall of mud, for it had not at all the colour or appearance of water.
Сторінка 119 - Khan. Part of the force was at that moment in hot pursuit, or the ruin would have been wider. The rest ran, some to large trees, which were all soon uprooted and borne away ; others to rocks, which were speedily buried beneath the waters. Only they escaped who took at once to the mountain side. About 500 of these troops were at once swept to destruction.