Papers Upon the Supply of Water to TownsE. & F.N. Spon, 1865 - 53 pages |
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... sinking wells , is extremely capricious . The greater the quantity of water evaporated or retained by vegetation , the less will remain to be absorbed . Rain descend- ing upon a dry and parched surface in the heat of summer , or during ...
... sinking wells , is extremely capricious . The greater the quantity of water evaporated or retained by vegetation , the less will remain to be absorbed . Rain descend- ing upon a dry and parched surface in the heat of summer , or during ...
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... sinking or such wells came into this country , and they are named after that place . Artesian wells are artificial springs , and me remarks that apply to springs will apply to Artesian 3 quantity of water yielded by wells cannot be ...
... sinking or such wells came into this country , and they are named after that place . Artesian wells are artificial springs , and me remarks that apply to springs will apply to Artesian 3 quantity of water yielded by wells cannot be ...
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... sinking is common to all countries , and was probably one of the earliest artificial means adopted to furnish a ... sinking developed itself at an extremely early period , and long anterior to the commencement of history , no very great ...
... sinking is common to all countries , and was probably one of the earliest artificial means adopted to furnish a ... sinking developed itself at an extremely early period , and long anterior to the commencement of history , no very great ...
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... sinking wells in the East , and from them we have copied the mode in more modern times . Wells of excellent construction abound in Hin- dostan , China , Japan , Tartary , Egypt , and elsewhere . When the British took possession of ...
... sinking wells in the East , and from them we have copied the mode in more modern times . Wells of excellent construction abound in Hin- dostan , China , Japan , Tartary , Egypt , and elsewhere . When the British took possession of ...
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... sinking to obtain their supply . It was the knowledge of well - sinking that enabled Cæsar to retain Alexandria when all the water of the cisterns had been spoiled by the Egyptians . The same knowledge enabled Pom- pey to procure a ...
... sinking to obtain their supply . It was the knowledge of well - sinking that enabled Cæsar to retain Alexandria when all the water of the cisterns had been spoiled by the Egyptians . The same knowledge enabled Pom- pey to procure a ...
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