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" ... mountains, mountain ranges, and valleys of magnitude equivalent to mountains, exist generally in virtue of the rigidity of the earth's crust; continents, continental plateaus, and oceanic basins exist in virtue of isostatic equilibrium in a crust... "
The American Journal of Science - Page 296
1919
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The American Naturalist, Volume 24, Part 1

1890 - 682 pages
...fall within it. In view of the phenomena cited, and of the considerations and comparisons adduced, it is believed that the following theorem or working...equilibrium in a crust heterogeneous as to density. — GK GILBERT, in Bulletin. Geol. Soc. America. Scott and Osborn on the Fauna of the Brown's Park...
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Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, Volume 1

Geological Society of America - 1890 - 652 pages
...valleys of magnitude equivalent to mountains, exist generally in virtue of the rigidity of the earth' t crust ; continents, continental plateaus, and oceanic...equilibrium in a crust heterogeneous as to density. Professor A. WINCHELL : It strikes me that Mr. Gilbert's position is pretty nearly correct. I thought...
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Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, Volume 1

Geological Society of America - 1890 - 658 pages
...valleys of magnitude equivalent to mountains, exist generally in virtue of the rigidity of the earth's crust ; continents, continental plateaus, and oceanic...equilibrium in a crust heterogeneous as to density. Professor A. WINCH ELL : It strikes me that Mr. Gilbert's position is pretty nearly correct. I thought...
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The Popular Science Monthly, Volume 38

1891 - 902 pages
...rigidity of the earth's crust ; continents, continental plateaus, and oceanic basins exist generally in virtue of isostatic equilibrium in a crust heterogeneous as to density. The Dragon-fly and the Cricket — Mr. E. Giles relates, in the Journal of the Bombay Natural History...
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University of California Publications. Bulletin of the Department ..., Volume 1

University of California (1868-1952) - 1896 - 514 pages
...mountains, exist generally in virtue of the rigidity of the earth's crust; continents, continental plateaux, and oceanic basins exist in virtue of isostatic equilibrium in a crust heterogeneous as to density." * Loc. cit., p. 352. This is the first recorded attempt to secure a definite quantitative measure of...
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Bulletin of the Department of Geology of the University of California, Volume 1

1896 - 502 pages
...mountains, exist generally in virtue of the rigidity of the earth's crust; continents, continental plateaux, and oceanic basins exist in virtue of isostatic equilibrium in a crust heterogeneous as to density." * Loc. cit., p. 352. t Strength of the Earth's Crust, Bull. Geol. Soc. Am., Vol. I, p. 23-27; also...
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Bulletin of the Department of Geology of the University of California

University of California, Berkeley. Dept. of Geology - 1896 - 514 pages
...mountains, exist generally in virtue of the rigidity of the earth's crust; continents, continental plateaux, and oceanic basins exist in virtue of isostatic equilibrium in a crust heterogeneous as to density." » Loc. cit., p. 352. ' This is the first recorded attempt to secure a definite quantitative measure...
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Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - 1911 - 840 pages
...valleys of magnitude equivalent to mountains, exist generally In virtue of the rigidity of the earth's crust; continents, continental plateaus, and oceanic...equilibrium In a crust heterogeneous as to density. Researches as to the distribution of lighter and denser masses in the outer earth have been greatly...
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Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - 1911 - 846 pages
...valleys of magnitude equivalent to mountains, exist generally In virtue of the rigidity of the earth's crust; continents, continental plateaus, and oceanic...equilibrium In a crust heterogeneous as to density. Researches as to the distribution of lighter and denser masses in the outer earth have been greatly...
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Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, Volume 31

Geological Society of America - 1920 - 512 pages
...ranges, and valleys equivalent to mountains exist generally in virtue of the rigidity of the earth's crust; continents, continental plateaus, and oceanic basins exist in virtue of isostatic equilibrinm in a crust heterogeneous as to density."" Since Gilbert wrote that interpretation of the...
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