| Edmond Halley, Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1705 - 390 pages
...Water thereof gathers as in an Alembick into the Bafons of Stone it finds :, which being once fill'd, all the overplus of Water that comes thither runs over by the lowelt place, and breaking out by the fides of the Hills, forms fingle Springs. Many of thefe running... | |
| Edmond Halley, Richard Mead - 1708 - 430 pages
...Water thereof gathers as in an Alembick into the Bafons of Stone it finds ; which being once fill'd, all the overplus of Water that comes thither runs over by the lowed place, and breaking out by the fides of the Hills, forms fingle Springs, Many of thefe running... | |
| John Keill - 1734 - 482 pages
..." thofe Hills, the waters thereof gather as in " an Alembick, into 4»e bafons of ftone it " finds; which being once filled, all the " overplus of water that comes thither, runs " over by the loweft place and breaking out " by the fides of the Hills, forms fingle " Springs, many of thefe running... | |
| John Rowning - 1744 - 470 pages
...gleeting gleeting down by the Crannies of the Stone, Part of them enters into the Caverns of the Hills ; which being once filled, all the overplus of Water that comes thither, runs over by the loweft Place, and breaking out by the Sides of the Hills, forms fingle Springs. Many of thefe running... | |
| Benjamin Martin - 1747 - 398 pages
...Waters thereof gather as in an Alembic, into the Bafons of Stone it finds, which being once fill'd, all the Overplus of Water that comes thither, runs over by the loweft Places, and breaking out by the Sides of the Hills, forms fmgle Springs. 1 6. Many of thefe... | |
| 1800 - 490 pages
...caverns of the mountains, "it collects iu those receptacles, which being once filled, it then overflows , and, breaking out by the sides of the hills, forms single springs. Many of these run down by the valleys, and uniting form little rivulets or brooks ; many of these, meeting in one... | |
| 1800 - 498 pages
...mountains, it collects iu those receptacles, which being once filled, it ilien overflows ; and, breaking oat by the sides of the hills, forms single springs. Many of these run down by the valleys, and uniting form little rivulets or brooks ', many of these, meeting in one... | |
| 1808 - 290 pages
...entering into the caverns of the hills, gathers, as in an alembic, into the basons of stone it finds, which being once filled, all the overplus of water that comes thither, runs over by the lowest places, and breaking out by the sides of the hills forms single spings. Many of these springs running... | |
| Sir Richard Phillips - 1816 - 316 pages
...crannies of the stones, and enters the caverns of the hills. These being .filled, the overplus water runs over by the lowest place, and breaking out by the sides of the hills, forms springs. , These running down the vallies, between th* ridges of the hills, and uniting, form little... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 470 pages
...of the mountain, it gathers in those receptacles, which being once filled, all the rest overflows ; and breaking out by the sides of the hills, forms single springs. Many of these run down by the vallies, or guts between the ridges of the mountain, and form little rivulets or brooks... | |
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