THE

GALLERY

OF

NATURE AND ART;

OR,

A TOUR THROUGH CREATION AND SCIENCE.

BY THE REV. EDWARD POLEHAMPTON,

FELLOW OF KING'S College, CAMBRIDGE;

Assisted by Distinguished Writers in the various Departments of the Work.

ILLUSTRATED WITH ONE HUNDRED PLATES,
FROM NEW DESIGNS, DESCRIPTIVE OF THE WONDERS OF NATURE AND ARt.

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XXXI. Springs, Rivers, Canals, Lakes, Cataracts,

and Inundations

SECT. i. Origin of Springs and Rivers

ii. Principal Rivers in the different Quarters of the

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1

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iii. Picturesque Springs, Lakes, Rivers, and Cascades,

1. Introductory Remarks

2. On the Temperature of the Earth below the Sur-

face, in regard to Springs and Hills

3. Caldeira of St. Michael

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114

1. Introductory Remarks

226

2. General Survey of Lakes, chiefly worthy of no-

tice, in different Quarters of the World

231

Asia

Africa

Europe

ib.

ib.

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