Geognosy; Or, The Facts and Principles of Geology Against TheoriesF. Knight, 1855 - 412 páginas |
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... FORMATION OF THE STRATA • · 225 . 258 CHAPTER XII . THE FALSE THEORIES OF GEOLOGISTS RESPECTING THE FORMATION OF THE STRATA CHAPTER XIII . THE MATERIALS OF THE STRATa , Derived from THE INTERIOR of THE EARTH CHAPTER XIV . THE MATERIALS ...
... FORMATION OF THE STRATA • · 225 . 258 CHAPTER XII . THE FALSE THEORIES OF GEOLOGISTS RESPECTING THE FORMATION OF THE STRATA CHAPTER XIII . THE MATERIALS OF THE STRATa , Derived from THE INTERIOR of THE EARTH CHAPTER XIV . THE MATERIALS ...
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... formation , most of them have been raised into new positions , con- torted , dislocated , and broken into fragments ; but they have , on the ground of these facts , framed theories respecting the causes of which they are the result ...
... formation , most of them have been raised into new positions , con- torted , dislocated , and broken into fragments ; but they have , on the ground of these facts , framed theories respecting the causes of which they are the result ...
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... formation . This inference of the age of the world , is thus founded on a theory of the sources from which the materials of the strata were derived , the agents by which they were transferred to the bottom of the ocean , and the forces ...
... formation . This inference of the age of the world , is thus founded on a theory of the sources from which the materials of the strata were derived , the agents by which they were transferred to the bottom of the ocean , and the forces ...
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... formation of the strata is legitimate ; and thence whether the conclu- sion which they found on that hypothesis respecting the age of the world , is just and authoritative . In order that the hypotheses and reasonings on which ...
... formation of the strata is legitimate ; and thence whether the conclu- sion which they found on that hypothesis respecting the age of the world , is just and authoritative . In order that the hypotheses and reasonings on which ...
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David Nevins Lord. respecting the formation of the strata , that the world originally existed in a state that is incompatible with its present nature . Such as that it was created a gas or an assemblage of gases ; as that implies that ...
David Nevins Lord. respecting the formation of the strata , that the world originally existed in a state that is incompatible with its present nature . Such as that it was created a gas or an assemblage of gases ; as that implies that ...
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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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