An Egyptian Oasis by H. J. Llewellyn Beadnell
by H. J. L. Beadnell
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About this eBook
- Author
- Beadnell, H. J. L. (Hugh John Llewellyn), 1874-1944
- Title
- An Egyptian oasis : An account of the oasis of Kharga in the Libyan desert, with special reference to its history, physical geography, and water-supply
- Original Publication
- United Kingdom: John Murray, 1909.
- Credits
- Galo Flordelis (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive and the HathiTrust Digital Library)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- DT: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Africa
- Subject
- Kharga (Egypt : Oasis)
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 70461
- Release Date
- April 4, 2023
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.AN EGYPTIAN OASIS
- 2.PREFACE
- 3.CONTENTS
- 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- 5.CHAPTER I THE LIBYAN DESERT AND ITS OASES
- 6.CHAPTER II EARLY RECORDS
- 7.CHAPTER III THE ROADS LEADING TO THE OASIS
- 8.CHAPTER IV TOPOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY
- 9.CHAPTER V THE NORTHERN VILLAGES
- 10.CHAPTER VI THE SOUTHERN VILLAGES
- 11.CHAPTER VII THE OASIS UNDER PERSIAN AND ROMAN RULE
- 12.CHAPTER VIII THE EXTINCT LAKES OF THE OASIS
- 13.CHAPTER IX THE UNDERGROUND WATER-SUPPLY — The Surface-Water Sandstone. — The Artesian-Water Sandstone.
- 14.CHAPTER X FLOWING WELLS: SOME EXPERIMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS
- 15.CHAPTER XI THE ORIGIN OF THE ARTESIAN WATERS — High-Level Springs.
- 16.CHAPTER XII THE ANCIENT SUBTERRANEAN AQUEDUCTS
- 17.CHAPTER XIII BORING METHODS: ANCIENT AND MODERN
- 18.CHAPTER XIV THE CONTEST BETWEEN MAN AND WIND-BORNE SAND
- 19.CHAPTER XV SOME ECONOMICAL ASPECTS OF THE OASIS
- 20.CHAPTER XVI SOME NOTES ON SPORT AND NATURAL HISTORY
- 21.LITERATURE ON THE OASIS OF KHARGA
- 22.INDEX
- 23.FOOTNOTES:
- 24.Transcriber's note:
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