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... ground in great abundance ; whilst thermal or hot springs often occur , possessing a very high temperature , and it not unfrequently happens that the temperature of springs is raised after earthquakes , even in districts distant from ...
... ground in great abundance ; whilst thermal or hot springs often occur , possessing a very high temperature , and it not unfrequently happens that the temperature of springs is raised after earthquakes , even in districts distant from ...
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... ground by means of fissures in rocks , or through porous beds , continues to sink , until arrested in its progress by rocks impermeable to water , when it gushes forth as a spring , larger or smaller , according to the supplies it has ...
... ground by means of fissures in rocks , or through porous beds , continues to sink , until arrested in its progress by rocks impermeable to water , when it gushes forth as a spring , larger or smaller , according to the supplies it has ...
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... ground , the atmosphere exerts less pressure on any substance on which it rests . The average pressure of the atmosphere ( though subject to temporary alterations from meteorological causes ) , is found to be the same , or very nearly ...
... ground , the atmosphere exerts less pressure on any substance on which it rests . The average pressure of the atmosphere ( though subject to temporary alterations from meteorological causes ) , is found to be the same , or very nearly ...
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... when the sky is alternately clear and enveloped in clouds , dew will appear and disappear with the changing atmosphere . It is also essential for the copious deposition of dew , that the ground , or any surface on which it forms 38 DEW .
... when the sky is alternately clear and enveloped in clouds , dew will appear and disappear with the changing atmosphere . It is also essential for the copious deposition of dew , that the ground , or any surface on which it forms 38 DEW .
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Rosina Maria Zornlin. the ground , or any surface on which it forms , should possess a temperature considerably below ... ground , which does not require and would not be- nefit by it , receives a comparatively small supply . Such is the ...
Rosina Maria Zornlin. the ground , or any surface on which it forms , should possess a temperature considerably below ... ground , which does not require and would not be- nefit by it , receives a comparatively small supply . Such is the ...
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