 | Royal Society (Great Britain) - Asia - 1705 - 398 pages
...by the fides of the Hills, forms fingle Springs. Many of thefe running down by the Valleys or Guts between the ridges of the Hills, and coming to unite"...many of thefe again, meeting in one common Valley and gainingtheplain Ground, being grown lefs rapid become a River : and many or thefe being united in one... | |
 | Edmond Halley, Richard Mead - Astronomy - 1708 - 430 pages
...by the fides of the Hills, forms fingle Springs, Many of thefe running down by the Valleys or Guts between the Ridges of the Hills, and coming to unite,...common Valley and gaining the plain Ground, being grown lefs rapid, become a River j and many of thefe being united in one common Channel, make fuch Streams... | |
 | Royal Society (Great Britain) - Science - 1722 - 956 pages
...by the fides of the Hills, forms fingle Springs} Many of thefe running down by the Valleys, or Guts between the Ridges of the Hills, and coming to unite, form little Rivulets or Breaks-, many of thefe again meeting in one common Valley, and gaining the plain Ground, being grown... | |
 | John Keill - Celestial mechanics - 1734 - 482 pages
...the fides of the Hills, forms fingle " Springs, many of thefe running down by " the valleys or gutts between the ridges of " the hills, and coming to unite,...of thefe again *< meeting in one common valley and gain" " ing the plain ground being grown lefs "rapid become a River, and many of thefe u being united... | |
 | Benjamin Martin - Science - 1747 - 398 pages
...Hills, forms fmgle Springs. 1 6. Many of thefe Springs running down by the Vallies, between the RHges of the Hills, and coming to unite, form little Rivulets,...Valley, and gaining the plain Ground, being grown lefs rapid, become a River ; and many of thefe being united in one common Channel, make fuch enormous... | |
 | Richard Turner - Children's questions and answers - 1795 - 302 pages
...A. A river is a ftream of frefh water, formed from many fprings, which, running down by the vallies between the ridges of the hills, and coming to unite,...many of thefe again meeting in one common valley, and arriving at the plain, become a river, the magnitude of which is generally in proportion to the greatnefs... | |
 | Astronomy - 1808 - 290 pages
...out by the sides of the hills forms single spings. Many of these springs running down by the vallies, between the ridges of the hills, and coming to unite, form little rivulets, or brooks ; many of these again meeting in one common valley, and gaining the plain ground, being grown less rapid, become... | |
 | Richard Turner - 1811 - 302 pages
...one or many fprings, which, running down the valleys between the ridges of the hills, and uniting, form little rivulets or brooks ; many of' thefe again meeting in one common valley, become a river, the magnitude of which is generally in proportion to the greatnefs of the mountains... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Physical geography - 1816 - 468 pages
...tallies, or guts between the ridges of the mountain, and form little rivulets or brooks ; many of these meeting in one common valley, and gaining the plain ground, being grown less rapid, become a river : and many of these uniting, make such vast bodies of water as the Rhine,... | |
 | Richard Lobb - Nature study - 1817 - 430 pages
...breaking out by the sides of the hills, forms single springs. Many of these running down by the vallies, between the ridges of the hills, and coming to unite, form little rivulets or brooks. Many of these again meeting in one common valley, and, by gaining the plain ground, having grown less rapid,... | |
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... again meeting in one common valley, and gaining the plain ground, being grown less rapid, become a river; and many of these being united in one common channel, make such enormous streams as the Rhine, the Rhone and the Danube. 
