Papers Upon the Supply of Water to TownsE. & F.N. Spon, 1865 - 53 pages |
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... stored for the purposes of utilisation by both the vegetable and animal kingdoms . Were it not for this our rivers would only flow in times of rainfall , and at such times their impetuosity and floods would be so great as to prove a ...
... stored for the purposes of utilisation by both the vegetable and animal kingdoms . Were it not for this our rivers would only flow in times of rainfall , and at such times their impetuosity and floods would be so great as to prove a ...
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... stored is also limited ; yet there are many places that depend upon this mode for procuring their principal supplies of water . A large portion of the supply of water for Jerusalem , Constantinople , and other ancient places , was ...
... stored is also limited ; yet there are many places that depend upon this mode for procuring their principal supplies of water . A large portion of the supply of water for Jerusalem , Constantinople , and other ancient places , was ...
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... storing reservoirs , undergo constant decomposi- tion , and injure the quality of the water for many purposes . But ... stored in underground receptacles . The size of a tank for storing the rainfall should be sufficient to give a ...
... storing reservoirs , undergo constant decomposi- tion , and injure the quality of the water for many purposes . But ... stored in underground receptacles . The size of a tank for storing the rainfall should be sufficient to give a ...
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... stored in sufficient quantities for use as required . Supplies taken from drainage , or collecting areas , or gathering grounds ( as they are sometimes called ) , are by no means un- common in this country , in conjunction with works ...
... stored in sufficient quantities for use as required . Supplies taken from drainage , or collecting areas , or gathering grounds ( as they are sometimes called ) , are by no means un- common in this country , in conjunction with works ...
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... storing the waters of the Nile for utilisation , are ancient examples of works of this nature , and are of so stupendous a character , and of so remote a date , as to perplex and confound historians , many of whom have classed them with ...
... storing the waters of the Nile for utilisation , are ancient examples of works of this nature , and are of so stupendous a character , and of so remote a date , as to perplex and confound historians , many of whom have classed them with ...
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