Papers Upon the Supply of Water to TownsE. & F.N. Spon, 1865 - 53 sider |
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Side 3
... depth of rainfall equal to 6 ft . , while in Cam- bridgeshire , on the eastern side of the country , the annual rainfall seldom exceeds 22 in . The rainfall also varies with the seasons of the year , the rainfalls of this country being ...
... depth of rainfall equal to 6 ft . , while in Cam- bridgeshire , on the eastern side of the country , the annual rainfall seldom exceeds 22 in . The rainfall also varies with the seasons of the year , the rainfalls of this country being ...
Side 12
... depth of 3 ft . Experiments made at Fernbridge , in Yorkshire , by Mr. Charnock , on the magnesian limestone formation , resulted in giving but 19.6 per cent . of rain percolating to a depth of 3 ft . , and a like experi- ment made by ...
... depth of 3 ft . Experiments made at Fernbridge , in Yorkshire , by Mr. Charnock , on the magnesian limestone formation , resulted in giving but 19.6 per cent . of rain percolating to a depth of 3 ft . , and a like experi- ment made by ...
Side 15
... the additional depth of water would have added immensely to the risk of damage ; and , indeed , the extreme care and caution which seems to have marked all the early hydraulic works is by no means THE SUPPLY OF WATER TO TOWNS . 15.
... the additional depth of water would have added immensely to the risk of damage ; and , indeed , the extreme care and caution which seems to have marked all the early hydraulic works is by no means THE SUPPLY OF WATER TO TOWNS . 15.
Side 19
... depth of the drains . An experiment made by Mr. Milne , of Milne Garden , in Berwickshire , extending from June , 1848 , to April , 1849 , shows that under - drains 3 ft . deep , laid 15 ft . apart , gave nearly 36,000 gallons per acre ...
... depth of the drains . An experiment made by Mr. Milne , of Milne Garden , in Berwickshire , extending from June , 1848 , to April , 1849 , shows that under - drains 3 ft . deep , laid 15 ft . apart , gave nearly 36,000 gallons per acre ...
Side 22
... depths , and issuing in the form of springs ; consequently , the quality of river water is subject to greater variation than that collected from a limited drainage area , and is , in fact , a sort of mean between the waters of many ...
... depths , and issuing in the form of springs ; consequently , the quality of river water is subject to greater variation than that collected from a limited drainage area , and is , in fact , a sort of mean between the waters of many ...
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