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" Europe occupy the place of immense forests of pine and oak, which have many of them disappeared within the historical era. Such changes are brought about by the fall of trees and the stagnation of water, caused by their trunks and branches obstructing... "
Course of Civil Engineering: Comprising Plane Trigonometry, Surveying, and ... - Page 243
by John Gregory - 1843
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Principles of Geology: Being an Attempt to Explain the Former ..., Volume 2

Sir Charles Lyell - 1832 - 368 pages
...place of immense forests of pine and oak, which have many of them disappeared within the historical era. Such changes are brought about by the fall of...by their trunks and branches obstructing the free drainage of the atmospheric waters, and giving rise to a marsh. In a warm climate such decayed timber...
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The Monthly Review

1832 - 650 pages
...place of immense forests of pine and oak, which have many of them disappeared within the historical era. Such changes are brought about by the fall of...by their trunks and branches obstructing the free drainage of the atmospheric waters, and giving rise to a marsh. In a warm climate such decayed timber...
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Principles of Geology: Being an Inquiry how Far the Former Changes ..., Volume 3

Sir Charles Lyell - 1837 - 468 pages
...occupy the place of forests of pine and oak, which have, many of them, disappeared within the historical era. Such changes are brought about by the fall of trees and the stag nation of water, caused by their trunks and branches obstructing the free drainage of the atmos-^er...
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The art of deer-stalking

William Scrope - 1838 - 490 pages
...doubtless, it was formerly covered with trees; and the change has been brought about by their fall, and the stagnation of water caused by their trunks and branches obstructing the free drainage of the atmospheric waters, and thus giving rise, as you see, to a marsh: this, Mr. Lyell has...
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The Magazine of Science, and Schools of Art, Volume 2

1841 - 444 pages
...•occupy the place of forests of pine and oak, which have, many of them, disappeared within the historical era. Such changes are brought about by the fall of...by their trunks and branches obstructing the free drainage of the atmospheric waters, and giving rise to a •marsh. In a warm climate, such decayed...
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Industrial Resources of Wisconsin

John Gregory (C.E.) - 1853 - 340 pages
...assistance. It is a fact not more curious than it is true, that many bogs in the north of Europe and Ireland occupy the place of immense forests of pine and oak,...the atmospheric waters, and giving rise to a marsh. Mossess appear to require a much lower temperature and a more rough climate than most other vegetables....
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Facts about Peat as an Article of Fuel: With Remarks Upon Its Origin and ...

Thomas Hooker Leavitt - 1866 - 200 pages
...place of immense forests of pine and oak, which have, many of them, disappeared within the historical era. Such changes are brought about by the fall of...by their trunks and branches obstructing the free drainage of the atmospheric waters, and giving rise to a marsh. In a warm climate, such decayed timber...
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Facts about Peat as an Article of Fuel

Thomas Hooker Leavitt - 1867 - 332 pages
...place of immense forests of pine and oak, which have, many of them, disappeared within the historical era. Such changes are brought about by the fall of...by their trunks and branches obstructing the free drainage of the atmospheric waters, and giving rise to a marsh. In a warm climate, such decayed timber...
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Principles of Geology: Or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and Its ..., Volume 2

Sir Charles Lyell - 1868 - 692 pages
...occupy the place of forests of pine and oak, which have, many of them, disappeared within the historical era. Such changes are brought about by the fall of...caused by their trunks and branches obstructing the » Darwin's Journal, p. 349 ; 2nd ed. p. 287. VOL. II. KK free drainage of the atmospheric waters,...
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Principles of Geology: Or, the Modern Changes of the Earth and Its ..., Volume 2

Sir Charles Lyell - 1875 - 742 pages
...oak, which have, * R«v. Dr. Rennie on Teat, p. 260. many of them, disappeared within the historical era. Such changes are brought about by the fall of trees and the , stagnation 01 water, caused by their trunks and branches obstructing tbj free drainage of the atmospheric waters,...
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