Geognosy; Or, The Facts and Principles of Geology Against TheoriesF. Knight, 1855 - 412 páginas |
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... species and genera that no longer exist ; and that subsequently to their 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 ...
... species and genera that no longer exist ; and that subsequently to their 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 ...
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... species - such as the elements of air and water - is raised to a gaseous form only by intense heat . But heat is naturally latent . It is developed or made perceptible only by chemical action . To suppose the world to have been created ...
... species - such as the elements of air and water - is raised to a gaseous form only by intense heat . But heat is naturally latent . It is developed or made perceptible only by chemical action . To suppose the world to have been created ...
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... species of evidence ; for if the author of nature should have imparted to the constituents of the globe those characters and relations which at the present time would result from the operation of known causes con- tinued during a period ...
... species of evidence ; for if the author of nature should have imparted to the constituents of the globe those characters and relations which at the present time would result from the operation of known causes con- tinued during a period ...
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... species and energy of the agents by which they were formed ; to treat the inference from such an irrelative premise as a truth established by scientific deduction , is an extraordinary inaccuracy . Instead of being graven in legible ...
... species and energy of the agents by which they were formed ; to treat the inference from such an irrelative premise as a truth established by scientific deduction , is an extraordinary inaccuracy . Instead of being graven in legible ...
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... species pro- duced by them are also , that happen to transcend the effects of the same class which they are now generating . If the effects that are at present resulting from those causes , are the measure of their power to produce such ...
... species pro- duced by them are also , that happen to transcend the effects of the same class which they are now generating . If the effects that are at present resulting from those causes , are the measure of their power to produce such ...
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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