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Water Supply of South Africa and Facilities for the Storage of It (Classic Reprint)

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Water Supply of South Africa and Facilities for the Storage of It (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Water Supply of South Africa and Facilities for the Storage of It IN a volume entitled Hydrology of South Africa or, Details of the former hydrographic condition of the Cape of Good Hope, and of causes of its present aridity, with suggestions of appropriate remedies for this I have, in treating of the former hydrographic condition of South Africa, cited testimony in regard to this, supplied by the physical geography of South Africa, and testimony in regard to the former geographical condition of South Africa supplied by geological Observations, and indications of the former hydrographic condition of the country supplied by arborescent productions found in the interior of South Africa. And in regard to the hydrographic condition of the country within the historic period, I have cited observations made by Mofi'at, by Livingston, and by Chapman, and conclusions drawn by Fox Wilson in regard to the progress of desiccation; and shown that, in regard to the former hydrographic condition of the country, we have indications of a progressive desiccation having gone on continuously from the last emergence of the land from beneath the ocean up to the present day. In regard to the cause or occasion Of the desiccation Of South Africa, I have shown, I consider, that the primary and principal cause of the desiccation and consequent aridity of South Africa has been the upheaval of the Continent and the consequent flowing off of the water and of the subsequent rainfall, and that the secondary cause of the desiccation and consequent aridity of South Africa has been evaporation, latterly promoted by the destruction of forests, herbage, and grass, removing what for centuries had in some measure checked the evaporation which was going on. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Release date Australia
December 21st, 2018
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Illustrations
110 Illustrations; Illustrations, black and white
Imprint
Forgotten Books
Pages
678
Publisher
Forgotten Books
Dimensions
152x229x35
ISBN-13
9781330480151
Product ID
23326373

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