Short Studies in Nature Knowledge An Introduction to the Science of Physiograp
Short Studies in Nature Knowledge An Introduction to the Science of Physiograp
William Gee
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The springs amongst the mountains of North Derbyshire are utilised, along with the rainfall, in the extensive waterworks at Woodhead, reaching for miles through Longdendale, for the supply of the city of Manchester and the surround- ing towns, the principal reservoirs being 16 miles distant. And Lake Thirlmere, 100 miles from the city, is now also available for the supply of this populous centre. Newcastle draws its water supply from a distance Water of 12 miles, and Liverpool nearly 30. The in...creasing supply, longevity of the people is largely due to the greater attention now paid to sanitation and domestic and per- sonal cleanliness ; and in this improvement the elKcient water supplies of our great towns bear an important part. "Water thus circulating through the earth," says Professor Ansted, " making its way through strata, run- ning down into its crevices and fissures in one place, and rising through open channels to the surface in another — varying in temperature and in mineral contents — cannot 192 SHORT STUDIES IN NATURE KNOWLEDGE vii but produce great influence on the rock it traverses.
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