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for free. Excerpt from book: Section 3were so dense, that after the
first two jets I could only see the highest part of the spray, and
some of it that was occasionally thrown out sideways. After the
last jet, which was the most furious, the water suddenly left the
basin, and sunk into the pipe in the centre*." The water sunk in
the pipe to the depth of ten feet, but afterwards rose gradually;
when sufficiently high, its temperature was observed, and found =
209 F. A subsequent eruption of the same Geyser is thus described
by the same author. After an alarm given of its approaching
activity, "in an instant," he says, " we were within sight of the
Geyser; the discharges continuing, being more frequent and louder
than before, and resembling the distant firing of artillery from a
ship at sea ....... It raged furiously, and threw up a succession
of magnificent jets, the highest of which was at least ninety
feetf." One of the other fountains, which was formerly an
insignificant spring, and now known as the New Geyser, alternates
in like manner. The eruption commences, as at the Great Geyser, by
short jets, which increase in size. When a considerable mass of
water is thrown out, the steam rushes forth furiously, accompanied
by a loud thundering noise, carrying the water, when Sir G.
Mackenzie observed it, to at least seventy feet. He describes it as
continuing in this magnificent play for more than half an hour. "
When stones are dropped into this pipe, while the steam is rushing
out, they are immediately thrown up, and are commonly broken into
fragments, some of which are projected to an astonishing height):
." There are other alternating hot springs in Iceland, which are,
however, of greatly inferior magnitude to the Geysers. The springs
of Reikum, with a temperature of 212 Fahr., rise and fall, and dash
up spray to the height of twent...
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Title: The Geological Observer.Publisher: British Library,
Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national
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16th to the 19th centuries documenting geological features of the
natural world. Also contained are textbooks and early scientific
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and land use. Readers will further enjoy early historical maps of
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Henry Thomas .; 1853. xxviii. 740 p.; 8 . 7106.h.28.
Title: The Geological Observer.Publisher: British Library,
Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national
library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest
research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known
languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound
recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The GEOLOGY collection includes books from
the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The works in this
collection contain a number of maps, charts, and tables from the
16th to the 19th centuries documenting geological features of the
natural world. Also contained are textbooks and early scientific
studies that catalogue and chronicle the human stance toward water
and land use. Readers will further enjoy early historical maps of
rivers and shorelines demonstrating the artistry of journeymen,
cartographers, and illustrators. ++++The below data was compiled
from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of
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Henry Thomas; 1851. 695 p.; 8 . 07108.aaa.23.
Title: The Geological Observer.Publisher: British Library,
Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national
library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest
research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known
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recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
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back as far as 300 BC.The GENERAL HISTORICAL collection includes
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British Library De La Beche, Henry Thomas; 1851. xxxii. 846 p.; 8 .
7105.d.7.
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the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
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selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
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have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
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