Geognosy; Or, The Facts and Principles of Geology Against TheoriesF. Knight, 1855 - 412 páginas |
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... produced ; and that the number and thick- ness of the strata , the vast multitudes of vegetable and animal remains that lie buried in them , and the slowness with which similar processes of erosion and deposition now advance , prove ...
... produced ; and that the number and thick- ness of the strata , the vast multitudes of vegetable and animal remains that lie buried in them , and the slowness with which similar processes of erosion and deposition now advance , prove ...
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... produce them : such as that the torrents and great rivers which they represent as having borne the materials of the strata from moun- tains and continents , entered the ocean with such a rush , as to diffuse the gravel , mud , and ...
... produce them : such as that the torrents and great rivers which they represent as having borne the materials of the strata from moun- tains and continents , entered the ocean with such a rush , as to diffuse the gravel , mud , and ...
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... produced by the omniponent fiat in the six days of the creation , but all that were observable by the senses , and the theophanies , therefore , miraculous works and historical events recorded in the Scrip- tures ; this sweeping ...
... produced by the omniponent fiat in the six days of the creation , but all that were observable by the senses , and the theophanies , therefore , miraculous works and historical events recorded in the Scrip- tures ; this sweeping ...
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... producing changes on the face of the globe . WATER , which wastes away grain by grain the elevated portions of the land , and deposits its spoils in lower situations , thus ever tending to equalize the levels of the surface . FIRE ...
... producing changes on the face of the globe . WATER , which wastes away grain by grain the elevated portions of the land , and deposits its spoils in lower situations , thus ever tending to equalize the levels of the surface . FIRE ...
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... produced by an agency of essentially the same energy as that by which these causes are now giving birth to similar effects ; as the result " of one uniform system of change in the animate and inanimate world , " that has been in ...
... produced by an agency of essentially the same energy as that by which these causes are now giving birth to similar effects ; as the result " of one uniform system of change in the animate and inanimate world , " that has been in ...
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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