Papers Upon the Supply of Water to TownsE. & F.N. Spon, 1865 - 53 pages |
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... varies with the seasons of the year , the rainfalls of this country being greater in winter than in summer , because the temperature of the atmosphere is decreasing in winter , and with it its capacity for retaining vapour , while in ...
... varies with the seasons of the year , the rainfalls of this country being greater in winter than in summer , because the temperature of the atmosphere is decreasing in winter , and with it its capacity for retaining vapour , while in ...
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... varies from one - sixteenth to over two - thirds the rainfall of the district , as will be seen from the following examples of works in operation ; but many of the works could probably supply a larger quantity , as the quantity given is ...
... varies from one - sixteenth to over two - thirds the rainfall of the district , as will be seen from the following examples of works in operation ; but many of the works could probably supply a larger quantity , as the quantity given is ...
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... of floods or droughts as those flowing through strata of a more impermeable character . The quantity of water flowing off by rivers and streams varies with the season of the year , and the physical 22 THE SUPPLY OF WATER TO TOWNS .
... of floods or droughts as those flowing through strata of a more impermeable character . The quantity of water flowing off by rivers and streams varies with the season of the year , and the physical 22 THE SUPPLY OF WATER TO TOWNS .
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... varies in different localities . Experiments made in 1835 upon drainage areas in Eatonbrook and Jamidson brook valleys in the state of New York , by J. B. Jervis , Esq . , show that .449 of the total rainfall ran off by drainage . From ...
... varies in different localities . Experiments made in 1835 upon drainage areas in Eatonbrook and Jamidson brook valleys in the state of New York , by J. B. Jervis , Esq . , show that .449 of the total rainfall ran off by drainage . From ...
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... varies immensely with the character of the district drained , and some river waters , after being freed from the adventitious mechanical matters present , are of great purity , such , for instance , as the waters of some of the rivers ...
... varies immensely with the character of the district drained , and some river waters , after being freed from the adventitious mechanical matters present , are of great purity , such , for instance , as the waters of some of the rivers ...
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