The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette (1839)
London : [William Laxton] · leaf 143
the principal propelling powers. Thelatter closely follows the course of the former, though at times de-flected somewhat more southerly; and a light air and undulationare sufficient to carry the shingle in an opposite direction to a strongtide. 5. The shingle is invariably borne along in the… … The Shingle borne to the Easlwanl.A, Angle of Wave. 4.5. KB. Line of Wave. 6. The easterly and wonted course of the shingle is the effect ofthe great prevalence of westerly winds in the English Cliannel. Thequantity put in motion, and the rate at which it is borne along, aregreatest on the Hastings…
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