Artículos relacionados a Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, Vol. 49: May...

Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, Vol. 49: May to October, 1896 (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

Youmans, William Jay

 
9780243005741: Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, Vol. 49: May to October, 1896 (Classic Reprint)

Sinopsis

Excerpt from Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, Vol. 49: May to October, 1896

The scenery and even the geology of the Niagara district have been known for nearly half a century, and hundreds and perhaps thousands of papers have been published upon the falls of Ni agara. Yet problems settled in a rough and ready way by rude men absorbed in action demand renewed attention and show themselves to be unread riddles when men have time to think. Even now it is scarcely fifteen years since the history of the falls began to be known.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

"Sinopsis" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.

Reseña del editor

Excerpt from Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, Vol. 49: May to October, 1896

Ago Prof. James Hall laid the foundation of all future calculations when he made the first instrumental survey of the crest of the falls. The changes in the crest have been measured three times since, and from these surveys the mean recession for nearly half a cen tury is now known and has been found to be much more rapid than was formerly supposed. If the whole history of the falls of Niagara were thus told, then it would appear that their age is.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.