Geognosy; Or, The Facts and Principles of Geology Against TheoriesF. Knight, 1855 - 412 páginas |
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... effects , as on vol- doubt ; that on some of them that theory , nevertheless , has a very unhappy influence , we regard as equally indisputable . But of that we shall , for the present , leave others to judge , and address ourselves ...
... effects , as on vol- doubt ; that on some of them that theory , nevertheless , has a very unhappy influence , we regard as equally indisputable . But of that we shall , for the present , leave others to judge , and address ourselves ...
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... effects were wrought , were those by which the somewhat similar changes that are now taking place , are produced ; and that the number and thick- ness of the strata , the vast multitudes of vegetable and animal remains that lie buried ...
... effects were wrought , were those by which the somewhat similar changes that are now taking place , are produced ; and that the number and thick- ness of the strata , the vast multitudes of vegetable and animal remains that lie buried ...
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... effects that have been wrought in it , were the work of identically the agents - air , water , and heat , that are now pro- ducing changes on the earth's surface , and acting on their present scale both of extent and of intensity . It ...
... effects that have been wrought in it , were the work of identically the agents - air , water , and heat , that are now pro- ducing changes on the earth's surface , and acting on their present scale both of extent and of intensity . It ...
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... the mate- rials of the strata , defeats itself , and renders the inference from it of the great age of the earth , unsci- entific and absurd . 4. They must not assume that the effects for which THE CRITERIA OF ITS TRUTH . 21.
... the mate- rials of the strata , defeats itself , and renders the inference from it of the great age of the earth , unsci- entific and absurd . 4. They must not assume that the effects for which THE CRITERIA OF ITS TRUTH . 21.
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David Nevins Lord. 4. They must not assume that the effects for which they attempt to account , are the work of ... effect , that wholly transcends their power . 5. They must not found their inference of the age of the world on an ...
David Nevins Lord. 4. They must not assume that the effects for which they attempt to account , are the work of ... effect , that wholly transcends their power . 5. They must not found their inference of the age of the world on an ...
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Geognosy; Or, The Facts and Principles of Geology Against Theories David Nevins Lord Vista completa - 1857 |
Geognosy; Or, The Facts and Principles of Geology Against Theories David Nevins Lord Vista completa - 1855 |
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