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The Forms of Water in Clouds and Rivers, Ice and Glaciers · John Tyndall — chapter 4 of 28 · ~182 words · public domain

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41. Longitudinal Crevasses 109

42. Crevasses in relation to Curvature of Glacier 110

43. Moraine-ridges, Glacier Tables, and Sand-Cones 112

44. The Glacier Mills or Moulins 116

45. The Changes of Volume of Water by Heat and Cold 118

46. Consequences flowing from the foregoing Properties of Water. Correction of Errors 122

47. The Molecular Mechanism of Water-Congelation 125

48. The Dirt Bands of the Mer de Glace 127

49. Sea-ice and Icebergs 132

50. The Æggischhorn, the Märgelin See and its Icebergs 136

51. The Bel Alp 139

52. The Riffelberg and Görner Glacier 140

53. Ancient Glaciers of Switzerland 145

54. Erratic Blocks 147

55. Ancient Glaciers of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales 150

56. The Glacier Epoch 152

57. Glacial Theories 155

58. Dilatation and Sliding Theories 155

59. Plastic Theory 156

60. Viscous Theory 161

61. Regelation Theory 163

62. Cause of Regelation 167

63. Faraday's View of Regelation 171

64. The Blue Veins of Glaciers 176

65. Relation of Structure to Pressure 183

66. Slate Cleavage and Glacier Lamination 187

67. Conclusion 191

THE FORMS OF WATER

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