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Geomorphology

the observation that tributary valleys join main valleys at accordant levels, taken as evidence that rivers cut their own valleys.

In geomorphology, Playfair's law refers to the observation that tributary valleys join main valleys at accordant levels, taken as evidence that rivers cut their own valleys. This meaning comes from Playfair (1802) in Illustrations of the Huttonian theory of the earth /.[1]

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References

Playfair, J., & Playfair, J. (1802). Illustrations of the Huttonian theory of the earth /. Cadell and Davies ;. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.50752

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