Geognosy; Or, The Facts and Principles of Geology Against TheoriesF. Knight, 1855 - 412 páginas |
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... the other hand , we have every reason for inferring , on independent grounds , namely , the rate of upheaval of land in modern times , that the antiquity of the deposits in question must be very IN RESPECT TO THE CREATION OF ANIMALS . 157.
... the other hand , we have every reason for inferring , on independent grounds , namely , the rate of upheaval of land in modern times , that the antiquity of the deposits in question must be very IN RESPECT TO THE CREATION OF ANIMALS . 157.
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... upheaval since the flood reached its height ; and probably most of them , at the period when the continents and islands on which they rise were elevated to their present position , and the waters of the deluge again thrown back into the ...
... upheaval since the flood reached its height ; and probably most of them , at the period when the continents and islands on which they rise were elevated to their present position , and the waters of the deluge again thrown back into the ...
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... upheavals and injections ; and that the several parallel lines are of different ages . Only thus can we gain time at all sufficient to explain the truly astonishing amount of denudation which these great , though comparatively 210 FALSE ...
... upheavals and injections ; and that the several parallel lines are of different ages . Only thus can we gain time at all sufficient to explain the truly astonishing amount of denudation which these great , though comparatively 210 FALSE ...
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... upheaval and dislocation of the strata , and the elevation of the hills and mountains . These great effects are now referred by geologists universally to subterranean fires , or the evolution of heat by processes causing an intense ...
... upheaval and dislocation of the strata , and the elevation of the hills and mountains . These great effects are now referred by geologists universally to subterranean fires , or the evolution of heat by processes causing an intense ...
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... upheaval and dislocation in their present form , have had an almost equal influence on the pursuits and character of the nations that occupy them . Had it not been for the metals that were imbedded in them , there could have been ...
... upheaval and dislocation in their present form , have had an almost equal influence on the pursuits and character of the nations that occupy them . Had it not been for the metals that were imbedded in them , there could have been ...
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