Thalassa; an essay on the depth, temperature, and currents of the ocean . or a depth of 2 000 Naut. Miles from the Shore Fall of I Mile in 20 Miles Sea Surface. or a depth of 3000 Naut. Miles from the Shore. Changes in Distnbittiojt of Land and JVatey. 125 tions of a similar tendency to transfer land and water from eastto west, so that a combination of both tendencies would resultin a general movement of land from south-east to north-west,and of water from north-east to south-west. The investigation of the problem suggested by this generalmovement of land and water, if it reall
Thalassa; an essay on the depth, temperature, and currents of the ocean . or a depth of 2 000 Naut. Miles from the Shore Fall of I Mile in 20 Miles Sea Surface. or a depth of 3000 Naut. Miles from the Shore. Changes in Distnbittiojt of Land and JVatey. 125 tions of a similar tendency to transfer land and water from eastto west, so that a combination of both tendencies would resultin a general movement of land from south-east to north-west,and of water from north-east to south-west. The investigation of the problem suggested by this generalmovement of land and water, if it really exists, seems to belongmore to the domain of the astronomer than of the student ofphysical geography, since the transfer of great masses of solidand fluid matter could not, apparently, take place without affect-ing the distribution of terrestrial gravity, the position of the axisof rotation, &c. However, instead of invoking cosmic agencieswhich sometimes escape the grasp of the most accomplishedmathematician, it may be possible to discover causes whoseaction is more within reach of direct observation, and whichmay afford a sufficient explanation of the phe
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