An Elementary Treatise on Geology: Determining Fundamental Points in that Science, and Containing an Examination of Some Modern Geological Systems, and Particularly of the Huttonian Theory of the EarthF.C. and J. Rivington, 1809 - 415 páginas |
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... produced by some great revolu- tion upon our globe . 33. Ruinous appearance of the mineral strata . 34. Either their mass must have been raised , or the level of the sea must have sunk . 35. Importance of ascertain- ing the antiquity of ...
... produced by some great revolu- tion upon our globe . 33. Ruinous appearance of the mineral strata . 34. Either their mass must have been raised , or the level of the sea must have sunk . 35. Importance of ascertain- ing the antiquity of ...
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... produced the rela- tive differences of level between mountains and plains . 52. Ne- cessity of studying the effects formerly resulting from causes , which , though still existing , no longer produce such effects , on account of the ...
... produced the rela- tive differences of level between mountains and plains . 52. Ne- cessity of studying the effects formerly resulting from causes , which , though still existing , no longer produce such effects , on account of the ...
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... produced on the new continents by atmosphe- rical causes . 59. The production of granite must have been a first operation , resulting from the accession of some new cause . 60. How far Chemistry is useful in Geology . 61. Liquidity ...
... produced on the new continents by atmosphe- rical causes . 59. The production of granite must have been a first operation , resulting from the accession of some new cause . 60. How far Chemistry is useful in Geology . 61. Liquidity ...
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... produced by those causes . DISSERTATION On the geological phenomena which determine the state of our continents at their birth . Preceded by some general remarks on the causes which retard decisions in the study of Nature ; and ...
... produced by those causes . DISSERTATION On the geological phenomena which determine the state of our continents at their birth . Preceded by some general remarks on the causes which retard decisions in the study of Nature ; and ...
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... produced those cliffs , which , by this process , it tends to place beyond the reach of its waves . 97. Mr. Playfair's own description of the phenomena of low coasts proves that no action of the sea could have produced cliffs . The gain ...
... produced those cliffs , which , by this process , it tends to place beyond the reach of its waves . 97. Mr. Playfair's own description of the phenomena of low coasts proves that no action of the sea could have produced cliffs . The gain ...
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Página 400 - And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying, And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you ; and with every living creature that Is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you ; 15 from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.
Página 389 - And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
Página 392 - Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air...
Página 385 - And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me ; for the earth is filled with violence through them ; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Página 389 - And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.
Página 399 - And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee ; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.
Página 402 - I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
Página 399 - And of every living thing of all flesh two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark to keep them alive with thee ; they shall be male and female.
Página 84 - ... combined with the inequality of hardness in the rocks, prove, that the present line of the shore has been determined by the action of the sea. The naked and precipitous cliffs which overhang the deep, the rocks hollowed, perforated, as they are farther advanced in the sea, and at last insulated, lead to the same conclusion, and mark very clearly so many different stages of decay. It is true, we do not see the successive steps of this progress exemplified in the states of...
Página 89 - Every river appears to consist of a main trunk, fed from a variety of branches, each running in a valley proportioned to its size, and all of them together forming a system of valleys, communicating with one another, and having such a nice adjustment of their declivities, that none of them join the principal valley, either on too high or too low a level...