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" This shows that the effect of variations of density in the crust must be very great, in order to bring about this near compensation. In fact the density of the crust beneath the mountains must be less than that below the plains, and still less than that... "
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London - Page 276
by Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1864
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Volume 13

Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1864 - 636 pages
...station to the Himmalaya Mountains ; whereas the effect of the Ocean and the Mountains has been shovrn to be very large. This shows that the effect of variations...mountains must be less than that below the plains, and still less than that below the ocean-bed. If solidification from the fluid state commenced at the...
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A Treatise on Attractions, Laplace's Functions and the Figure of the Earth

John Henry Pratt - 1865 - 200 pages
...nearest station to the Himmalaya Mountains; whereas the effect of the Ocean and the Mountains has been shown to be very large. This shows that the effect...mountains must be less than that below the plains, and still less than that below the ocean-ted. If solidification from the fluid state commenced at the...
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Transactions, Volume 12

Cambridge Philosophical Society - 1879 - 616 pages
...has been found that a deflection of the plumb-line exists towards the sea"f. "In fact," he remarks, "the density of the crust beneath the mountains must be less than that below the plains, and still less than that below the ocean-bed. If solidification from a fluid state commenced at the...
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Physics of the Earth's Crust

Osmond Fisher - 1881 - 320 pages
...no doubt that he has demonstrated the existence of increased density beneath the oceans. He says " in fact the density of the crust beneath the mountains must be less than that below the plains and still less than that below the ocean bed 1 . " That part of the theory" (of unequal radial contraction,...
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Physics of the Earth's Crust

Osmond Fisher - 1881 - 332 pages
...has been found that a deflection of the plumb-line exists towards the sea3. " In fact," he remarks, " the density of the crust beneath the mountains must be less than that below the plains, and still less than that below the ocean-bed. If solidification from a fluid 1 "Figure of the Earth,"...
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Text-book of Geology

Archibald Geikie - 1882 - 996 pages
...deflection of the plumb-line towards the sea, which has in a number of cases been observed, indicates that " the density of the crust beneath the mountains must be less than that below the plains, and still less than that below the ocean-bed." " Apart therefore from the depressions of the earth's...
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Text-book of Geology

Archibald Geikie - 1885 - 1032 pages
...the plumb-line towards the веа, which has iu a number of cases been observed, indicates that "tho density of the crust beneath the mountains must be less than that below the plains, and still less than that below the ocean-bed." 2 Apart, therefore, from the depressions of the earth's...
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Physics of the Earth's Crust

Osmond Fisher - 1889 - 482 pages
...be no doubt that he has demonstrated the existence of increased density beneath the oceans. He says "in fact the density of the crust beneath the mountains must be less than that below the plains and still less than that below the ocean bed." " That part of the theory * * * * is well illustrated...
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Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at ..., Volume 45

American Philosophical Society - 1906 - 470 pages
...nearest station to the Himalayan Mountains; whereas the effect of the Ocean and Mountains has been shown to be very large. This shows that the effect...mountains must be less than that below the plains, and still less than that below the ocean-bed." Again :2 "The circumstance already noticed, that at...
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Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at ..., Volume 45

American Philosophical Society - 1906 - 466 pages
...nearest station to the Himalayan Mountains; whereas the effect of the Ocean and Mountains has been shown to be very large. This shows that the effect...mountains must be less than that below the plains, and still less than that below the ocean-bed." Again :2 " The circumstance already noticed, that at...
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