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" ... between one stratum and another. The part of the earth that is first raised, being bent from its natural form, will endeavour to restore itself by its elasticity, and the parts next to it beginning to have their weight supported by the... "
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London: From Their ... - Page 462
by Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1809
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Reports of the First, Second, and Third Meetings of the ..., Volumes 1-3

Association of American Geologists and Naturalists - 1843 - 602 pages
...have their weight supported by the vapor which will insinuate itself under them, will be raised in their turn, till it either finds some vent, or is...water, and by that means prevented from proceeding any further."* Now we conceive that there is a simpler view of the origin of the undulation, and one which...
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The U.S. Naval Astronomical Expedition to the Southern Hemisphere ..., Volume 1

United States Naval Astronomical Expedition, 1849-1852, James Melville Gilliss - 1855 - 616 pages
...have their weight supported by the vapor which will insinuate itself under them, will be raised in their turn, till it either finds some vent, or is again condensed by the cold into water, f and by that means prevented from proceeding any further." Recognising the sea-waves following earthquakes...
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The U.S. Naval Astronomical Expedition to the Southern Hemisphere ..., Volume 1

United States Naval Astronomical Expedition, 1849-1852, James Melville Gilliss - 1855 - 616 pages
...have their weight supported by the vapor which will insinuate itself under them, will be raised in their turn, till it either finds some vent, or is again condensed by the cold into water,f and by that means prevented from proceeding any further/' Recognising the sea-waves following...
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Principles of Geology; Or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and Its ...

Sir Charles Lyell - 1865 - 880 pages
...have their weight supported by the vapor, which will insinuate itself under them, will be raised in their turn, till it either finds some vent, or is again condensed by the cold into watQfi an<i by that means prevented from proceeding any farther."* In a memoir published in 1843, on...
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A Reprint of Annual Reports and Other Papers on the Geology of the Virginias

William Barton Rogers - 1884 - 878 pages
...have their weight supported by the vapor which will insinuate itself under them, will be raised in their turn, till it either finds some vent, or is...water, and by that means prevented from proceeding any further."* Now we conceive that there is a simpler view of the origin of the undulation, and one which...
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Geological Magazine, Volume 58

Henry Woodward - 1921 - 626 pages
...have their weight supported by the vapour which mil insinuate itself under them, will be raised in their turn, till it either finds some vent or is again...water, and by that means prevented from proceeding any further." Equally interesting, and less open to objection, is Michell's explanation of the propagation...
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The Founders of Seismology

Charles Davison - 1927 - 266 pages
...have their weight supported by the vapour which will insinuate itself under them, will be raised in their turn, till it either finds some vent or is again...water, and by that means prevented from proceeding any further. Equally interesting and less open to objection is Michell's explanation of the propagation...
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The American Journal of Science and Arts

1843 - 922 pages
...having their weight supported by the vapor which will insinuate itself under them, will be raised in their turn, till it either finds some vent or is again...water, and by that means prevented from proceeding any further." Prof. Rogers and his brother propose an explanation of the origin of the pulsation which...
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memoir of john michell

124 pages
...have their weight supported by the vapour, which will insinuate itself under them, will be raised in their turn, till it either finds some vent, or is...cold into water, and by that means prevented from going any further" (Art. 58). It is thus evident that Michell conceived the vapour to continue to force...
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