Geognosy; Or, The Facts and Principles of Geology Against TheoriesF. Knight, 1855 - 412 páginas |
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... MATERIALS OF WHICH THE STRATA WERE FORMED CHAPTER IX . 177 THE FALSE THEORIES OF GEOLOGISTS RESPECTING THE SOURCES OF THE MATERIALS OF WHICH THE STRATA WERE FORMED 199 CHAPTER X. THE FALSE THEORIES OF GEOLOGISTS RESPECTING THE SOURCES ...
... MATERIALS OF WHICH THE STRATA WERE FORMED CHAPTER IX . 177 THE FALSE THEORIES OF GEOLOGISTS RESPECTING THE SOURCES OF THE MATERIALS OF WHICH THE STRATA WERE FORMED 199 CHAPTER X. THE FALSE THEORIES OF GEOLOGISTS RESPECTING THE SOURCES ...
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... materials of the strata were derived , the agents by which they were transferred to the bottom of the ocean , and the forces by which they were raised to their present position ; -not irrespective of that on the strata themselves . On ...
... materials of the strata were derived , the agents by which they were transferred to the bottom of the ocean , and the forces by which they were raised to their present position ; -not irrespective of that on the strata themselves . On ...
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... materials of the strata , and the mode in which they were distributed over the bed of the ocean , as a mere assumption , inconsistent with the laws of nature , and the facts of the strata , and subversive of itself : and thereby confute ...
... materials of the strata , and the mode in which they were distributed over the bed of the ocean , as a mere assumption , inconsistent with the laws of nature , and the facts of the strata , and subversive of itself : and thereby confute ...
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... materials of the strata , were drawn from mountains of granite , that were ten or fifteen miles above the level of the ocean . The strata of the earth are held by geologists , to be on an average , about ten miles in depth . To maintain ...
... materials of the strata , were drawn from mountains of granite , that were ten or fifteen miles above the level of the ocean . The strata of the earth are held by geologists , to be on an average , about ten miles in depth . To maintain ...
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... materials of the strata from moun- tains and continents , entered the ocean with such a rush , as to diffuse the gravel , mud , and vegetable matter , with which they were loaded , through all its waters , and cause their deposition in ...
... materials of the strata from moun- tains and continents , entered the ocean with such a rush , as to diffuse the gravel , mud , and vegetable matter , with which they were loaded , through all its waters , and cause their deposition in ...
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