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Page 130
... given direction . And it is easy to conceive how , under any less beneficent dis- positions of their masses of hill ... given places , and in given directions ; so that men can build their cities in the midst of fields which they know ...
... given direction . And it is easy to conceive how , under any less beneficent dis- positions of their masses of hill ... given places , and in given directions ; so that men can build their cities in the midst of fields which they know ...
Page 204
... given in the preceding chapter ; and must have asked himself , Why are moun- tains always built in this masonry - like way , rather than in compact masses ? Now , it is true that according to present geological theories , the bedded ...
... given in the preceding chapter ; and must have asked himself , Why are moun- tains always built in this masonry - like way , rather than in compact masses ? Now , it is true that according to present geological theories , the bedded ...
Page 483
... given in the preceding pages , I closed all geological books , and set myself , as far as I could , to see the Alps in a simple , thoughtless , and untheorizing manner ; but to see them , if it might be , thoroughly . If I am wrong in ...
... given in the preceding pages , I closed all geological books , and set myself , as far as I could , to see the Alps in a simple , thoughtless , and untheorizing manner ; but to see them , if it might be , thoroughly . If I am wrong in ...
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