Geognosy; Or, The Facts and Principles of Geology Against TheoriesF. Knight, 1855 - 412 páginas |
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... feet or rods from the surface , while at a short distance above the vapors were basking in a dazzling effulgence ! What a degradation of the sublime act of the Almighty , by which he called into existence the light not only of our sun ...
... feet or rods from the surface , while at a short distance above the vapors were basking in a dazzling effulgence ! What a degradation of the sublime act of the Almighty , by which he called into existence the light not only of our sun ...
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... feet in elevation ; but it would still be the loftiest of Sicilian mountains . . . . " On the grounds , therefore , already explained , we must infer that a mass so many thousand feet in thickness 128 DIFFICULTIES OF GEOLOGISTS.
... feet in elevation ; but it would still be the loftiest of Sicilian mountains . . . . " On the grounds , therefore , already explained , we must infer that a mass so many thousand feet in thickness 128 DIFFICULTIES OF GEOLOGISTS.
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David Nevins Lord. infer that a mass so many thousand feet in thickness must have required an immense series of ages anterior to its histori- cal periods for its growth ; yet the whole must be regarded as the product of a modern portion ...
David Nevins Lord. infer that a mass so many thousand feet in thickness must have required an immense series of ages anterior to its histori- cal periods for its growth ; yet the whole must be regarded as the product of a modern portion ...
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... feet ; and beds of clay and sand of the same age attain an elevation of 300 and even 700 feet in Norway . " Judging by the uniformity of climate now prevailing from century to century , and the insensible rate of variation in the ...
... feet ; and beds of clay and sand of the same age attain an elevation of 300 and even 700 feet in Norway . " Judging by the uniformity of climate now prevailing from century to century , and the insensible rate of variation in the ...
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... feet in a century , and this is probably a high average , it would require 27,500 years for the sea - coast to attain the height of 700 feet , without mak- ing allowance for any pauses , such as are now experienced in a large part of ...
... feet in a century , and this is probably a high average , it would require 27,500 years for the sea - coast to attain the height of 700 feet , without mak- ing allowance for any pauses , such as are now experienced in a large part of ...
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