Papers Upon the Supply of Water to TownsE. & F.N. Spon, 1865 - 53 sider |
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... matters composing the crust of the earth , that in its absence the fabric of this world would collapse and all nature become an arid waste . A subject of so much vital importance as water supply , especially to the human race , is ...
... matters composing the crust of the earth , that in its absence the fabric of this world would collapse and all nature become an arid waste . A subject of so much vital importance as water supply , especially to the human race , is ...
Side 9
... matter is animated in its presence , and it is , as it were , the life - blood of all creation . It is during the progress of this incessant circulation , as has been before observed , that the engineer has to deal with it , and in ...
... matter is animated in its presence , and it is , as it were , the life - blood of all creation . It is during the progress of this incessant circulation , as has been before observed , that the engineer has to deal with it , and in ...
Side 17
... matter which the wind may carry in . In considering the physical peculiarities of the district , it must be borne in mind that , if the district is level and not intercepted with valleys , the expense of making impounding reservoirs ...
... matter which the wind may carry in . In considering the physical peculiarities of the district , it must be borne in mind that , if the district is level and not intercepted with valleys , the expense of making impounding reservoirs ...
Side 18
... matter , and at the same time , in selecting drainage areas , it must be observed that purity of water and fertility of soil are never to be expected together . Water taken from drainage areas , where the substratum is peat , or from ...
... matter , and at the same time , in selecting drainage areas , it must be observed that purity of water and fertility of soil are never to be expected together . Water taken from drainage areas , where the substratum is peat , or from ...
Side 23
... may flow . The mechanical matter thus conveyed by rivers may be divided into two varieties - viz . that which is suspended in the water , and that which it rolls over the bed of its channel THE SUPPLY OF WATER TO TOWNS . 23.
... may flow . The mechanical matter thus conveyed by rivers may be divided into two varieties - viz . that which is suspended in the water , and that which it rolls over the bed of its channel THE SUPPLY OF WATER TO TOWNS . 23.
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