The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volumes 1-10Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 - Reference [1] Propaedia: outline of knowledge and guide to the Britannica.--[2]-[11] Micropaedia: ready reference and index.--[12]-[30] Macropaedia: knowledge in depth. |
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... valley U - shaped valley horn cirque waterfall cirque lake moraine - dammed lake Figure 2 : Changes produced by valley glaciation . ( A ) Unglaciated topography , characterized by V - shaped valleys and rounded to rolling hills . ( B ) ...
... valley U - shaped valley horn cirque waterfall cirque lake moraine - dammed lake Figure 2 : Changes produced by valley glaciation . ( A ) Unglaciated topography , characterized by V - shaped valleys and rounded to rolling hills . ( B ) ...
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... valley . The analysis of flow characteristics in existing valley gla- ciers reveals two general types of flow , extending flow and compressional flow . Both may occur in different reaches of the glacier stream . Extending flow occurs in ...
... valley . The analysis of flow characteristics in existing valley gla- ciers reveals two general types of flow , extending flow and compressional flow . Both may occur in different reaches of the glacier stream . Extending flow occurs in ...
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... valley slopes , but not at depth . At slower rates ( slow undercutting or easily weathered rock ) , cohesion is lost throughout and the shear strength of the hillside material is entirely frictional . Streams cutting down vertically ...
... valley slopes , but not at depth . At slower rates ( slow undercutting or easily weathered rock ) , cohesion is lost throughout and the shear strength of the hillside material is entirely frictional . Streams cutting down vertically ...
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