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" Reland concludes that it discharges its superfluous waters by subterfaneous channels. Sandys and some other travellers have expressed the same opinion; but it is now relinquished in consequence of Dr. Halley's observations on evaporation; observations... "
Travels in Greece, Palestine, Egypt, and Barbary During the Years 1806 and ... - Page 401
by François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1812
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The Halcyon Luminary, and Theological Repository, Volume 2

1813 - 594 pages
...fall into the Dead Sea, Re-land concludes that it discharges ils superfluous waters by subterraneous channels. Sandys, and some other travellers, have...opinion ; but it is now relinquished in consequence of l)r. Hallcy's observations on evaporation ; observations admitted by Shaw, though he calculates that...
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Travels in Greece, Palestine, Egypt and Barbary: During the Years 1806 and 1807

François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1814 - 546 pages
...fall into the Dead Sea, Reland concludes that it discharges its superfluous waters by subterraneous channels. Sandys, and some other travellers, have...streams. Several travellers, and among others, Troilo and <P Arvieux assert, that they remarked fragments of walls and palaces in the Dead Sea. This statement...
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Travels in Greece, Palestine, Egypt, and Barbary, During the Years 1806 and 1807

François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1814 - 548 pages
...fall into the Dead Sea, Reland concludes that it discharges its superfluous waters by subterraneous channels. Sandys, and some other travellers, have...into the Dead Sea six millions and ninety thousand ton* of water, exclusively of the Arnon, and seven other streams. Several travellers, and among others,...
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Calmet's Great Dictionary of the Holy Bible: Scripture illustrated, by means ...

Augustin Calmet - 1814 - 636 pages
...fall into the Dead SeaT Reland concludes that it discharges its superfluous waters by subterraneous channels. Sandys, and some other travellers, have...relinquished, in consequence of Dr. Halley's observations on vaporation ; observations admitted by Shaw, though he calculates that the Jordan daily discharges into...
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Travels in Greece, Palestine, Egypt, and Barbary, During the Years 1806 and 1807

François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1814 - 550 pages
...fall into the Dead Sea, Reland concludes that it discharge* its superfluous waters by subterraneous channels. Sandys, and some other travellers, have...relinquished in consequence of Dr. Halley's observations OB evaporation ; observations admitted by Shaw, though he calculates that the Jordan daily discharges...
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The Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and Art, Volume 28

1830 - 496 pages
...notwithstanding- thaitho Jordan is continually flowing into it. Dr. Shaw calculates. tha>. l;he Jordan daily sends into the Dead Sea six millions and .ninety, thousand tons of water, and yet there is never any visible increase' or diminution in the height of the water, though 'Chateaubriand...
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Travels in Turkey, Egypt, Nubia, and Palestine, in 1824, 1825 ..., Volume 2

Richard Robert Madden - 1829 - 414 pages
...notwithstanding that the Jordan is continually flowing into it. Dr. Shaw calculates that the Jordan daily sends into the Dead Sea six millions and ninety thousand tons of water, and yet there is never any visible increase or diminution in the height of the water, though Chateaubriand...
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Travels in Turkey, Egypt, Nubia, and Palestine, in 1824, 1825 ..., Volume 2

Richard Robert Madden - 1829 - 418 pages
...notwithstanding that the Jordan is continually flowing into it. Dr. Shaw calculates that the Jordan daily sends into the Dead Sea six millions and ninety thousand tons of water, and yet there is never any visible increase or diminution in the height of the water, though Chateaubriand...
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Arcana of Science and Art: Or, An Annual Register of Useful Inventions and ...

1830 - 318 pages
...notwithstanding that the Jordan is continually flowing into it. Dr. Shaw calculates that the Jordan daily sends into the Dead Sea six millions and ninety thousand tons of water, and yet there is never any visible increase or diminution in the height of the water, though Chateaubriand...
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The Odd Fellows' Magazine, Volume 4

1837 - 474 pages
...notwithstanding that the Jordan is continually flowing into it. Dr. Shaw calculates that the Jordan daily sends into the Dead Sea, six millions and ninety thousand tons of water, and yet there is never any visible increase or diminution in the height of the water, though Chateaubriand...
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