Geology and Mineralogy Considered with Reference to Natural Theology, Volumen 1Carey, Lea and Blanchard, 1841 - 87 páginas |
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... bottom of the sea , during the interval between the creation of man and the Mosaic Deluge ; and that , at the time of that deluge , portions of the globe which had been previously elevated above the level of the sea , and formed the ...
... bottom of the sea , during the interval between the creation of man and the Mosaic Deluge ; and that , at the time of that deluge , portions of the globe which had been previously elevated above the level of the sea , and formed the ...
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... bottom of the water the materials of stratified formations , which in after times , were to be elevated into dry lands , in an ameliorated con- dition of fertility . Still more decisive are the evidences of design and method , which ...
... bottom of the water the materials of stratified formations , which in after times , were to be elevated into dry lands , in an ameliorated con- dition of fertility . Still more decisive are the evidences of design and method , which ...
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... bottom of the seas , in which they received their origin , to the plains and mountains in which they find their present place of rest . We see that the streams of earthy matter , which issue in a state of fusion from active volcanos ...
... bottom of the seas , in which they received their origin , to the plains and mountains in which they find their present place of rest . We see that the streams of earthy matter , which issue in a state of fusion from active volcanos ...
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... bottom of the then existing seas , the materials of primary stratified rocks , which by subsequent exposure to various degrees of sub- terranean heat , became converted into beds of gneiss , and mica slate , and hornblende slate , and ...
... bottom of the then existing seas , the materials of primary stratified rocks , which by subsequent exposure to various degrees of sub- terranean heat , became converted into beds of gneiss , and mica slate , and hornblende slate , and ...
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... bottom of the sea . Here , therefore , we enter on a new and no less curious than important field of inquiry , and commence our exami- nation of the relics of a former world , with a view to ascer- tain how far the fossil members of the ...
... bottom of the sea . Here , therefore , we enter on a new and no less curious than important field of inquiry , and commence our exami- nation of the relics of a former world , with a view to ascer- tain how far the fossil members of the ...
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