Works, Volume 23D. Estes, 1989 |
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Page 191
... cliff as that repre- sented in Fig . 12 can maintain itself long in such a contour . Usually it moulders gradually away into a steep mound or bank ; and the larger number of bold cliffs are composed of far more solid rock , which in its ...
... cliff as that repre- sented in Fig . 12 can maintain itself long in such a contour . Usually it moulders gradually away into a steep mound or bank ; and the larger number of bold cliffs are composed of far more solid rock , which in its ...
Page 288
... cliff , the shaded part under- neath being the surface which forms the precipice . The plumb- line from the brow of this cliff hangs clear 124 Eng- lish feet ; it is then caught by a ledge about three feet wide , from which another ...
... cliff , the shaded part under- neath being the surface which forms the precipice . The plumb- line from the brow of this cliff hangs clear 124 Eng- lish feet ; it is then caught by a ledge about three feet wide , from which another ...
Page 308
... cliff to the water or valley , better than the slope at the bottom and wall at the top ( compare Fig . 13 , p . 192 ) ; and had his attention early directed to those . horizontal , or comparatively horizontal , beds of rock which ...
... cliff to the water or valley , better than the slope at the bottom and wall at the top ( compare Fig . 13 , p . 192 ) ; and had his attention early directed to those . horizontal , or comparatively horizontal , beds of rock which ...
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