Geognosy; Or, The Facts and Principles of Geology Against TheoriesF. Knight, 1855 - 412 páginas |
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... Scriptures should be pointed out , and the means indicated by which they may be counteracted . It is to such a purpose that the present work is to be devoted . PREFACE CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. THE GEOLOGICAL THEORY OF THE vi PREFACE .
... Scriptures should be pointed out , and the means indicated by which they may be counteracted . It is to such a purpose that the present work is to be devoted . PREFACE CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. THE GEOLOGICAL THEORY OF THE vi PREFACE .
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... That many of them are sincere believers in the inspiration of the Scriptures and of genuine piety , notwithstanding their geological theory , we do not has received its present form since the creation of plants 10 THE GEOLOGICAL THEORY .
... That many of them are sincere believers in the inspiration of the Scriptures and of genuine piety , notwithstanding their geological theory , we do not has received its present form since the creation of plants 10 THE GEOLOGICAL THEORY .
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... present , leave others to judge , and address ourselves exclusively to the bearings of the doctrines and implications of their theory on the inspired history of the creation and deluge , without deeming it necessary to offer any apology ...
... present , leave others to judge , and address ourselves exclusively to the bearings of the doctrines and implications of their theory on the inspired history of the creation and deluge , without deeming it necessary to offer any apology ...
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... present inten- sity , instead of being the work of but six thousand years , they must have required an almost inconceiv- able duration ; they must have been the growth of an incalculable round of ages . And thence , unfor- * Thus Dr ...
... present inten- sity , instead of being the work of but six thousand years , they must have required an almost inconceiv- able duration ; they must have been the growth of an incalculable round of ages . And thence , unfor- * Thus Dr ...
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... present position : that the agents by which these vast 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 ...
... present position : that the agents by which these vast 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 ...
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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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admit agency agents alumine assume assumption atmosphere basalt beds beneath carboniferous causes chemical and mechanical condition confute consist continents and islands contradiction creation creation recorded CRITICAL NOTICES crust deluge demonstrated deposition depth derived detritus disintegrated dry land earth earth's surface effects ejected elements elevation epoch existence facts of geology feet felspar formation fossil Genesis geological theory geologists globe gneiss granite gravel heat height Himalaya hornblende hypothesis igneous igneous rocks imbedded immense inference inspired interior Kilauea lava laws light lime limestone mass Mastodon materials matter miles Mosaic Mosaic record mountains narrative nature occupied ocean origin particles pebbles period pliocene porphyry postulate potash present principles of geology processes produced proof prove quartz relics respecting rivers sacred sand sandstone Scriptures series of ages shales six days species strata were formed suppose supposition taken place tertiary thrown tion upheaval vegetable and animal volcanic waters whole wholly