| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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.... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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,... | |
| 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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