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Page 202
127 , speaking of the sandy desert which for 1250 miles borders the Andes on the side of the Pacific , it is stated to contain a mine of rock - salt , a char- acter of deserts generally . " This statement re- quires qualification .
127 , speaking of the sandy desert which for 1250 miles borders the Andes on the side of the Pacific , it is stated to contain a mine of rock - salt , a char- acter of deserts generally . " This statement re- quires qualification .
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ing the plains four inches a mile , the current in the dry season three miles an hour , in the wet season nearly double - the main fall of the Missis- sippi six inches and a half a mile - the fall of the Seine , from Paris to Havre ...
ing the plains four inches a mile , the current in the dry season three miles an hour , in the wet season nearly double - the main fall of the Missis- sippi six inches and a half a mile - the fall of the Seine , from Paris to Havre ...
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And if we had known no other means of conveying trains at fifty miles an hour , this would have been sufficient . But the question was not only one of mechanical limit - it put in issue the comparative advantages of rival systems .
And if we had known no other means of conveying trains at fifty miles an hour , this would have been sufficient . But the question was not only one of mechanical limit - it put in issue the comparative advantages of rival systems .
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