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Page 193
... slope 2. Slope above without affecting the outline of the mass wall . below , and the hill would assume the form d , large masses of débris being in either of these two cases accumulated at the foot of the slope , or of the cliff ...
... slope 2. Slope above without affecting the outline of the mass wall . below , and the hill would assume the form d , large masses of débris being in either of these two cases accumulated at the foot of the slope , or of the cliff ...
Page 251
... slope of the hill does not crumble down , but is gradually worn away by the streams ; and as these are always more considerable , both in velocity and weight , at the bottom of the slope than the top , the ground is faster worn away at ...
... slope of the hill does not crumble down , but is gradually worn away by the streams ; and as these are always more considerable , both in velocity and weight , at the bottom of the slope than the top , the ground is faster worn away at ...
Page 384
... slope . I measured care- fully the angles of a very large number of slopes of mountain in various parts of the Mont Blanc district . The few examples given in the note below are enough to exhibit the general fact that loose débris lies ...
... slope . I measured care- fully the angles of a very large number of slopes of mountain in various parts of the Mont Blanc district . The few examples given in the note below are enough to exhibit the general fact that loose débris lies ...
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