Geognosy; Or, The Facts and Principles of Geology Against TheoriesF. Knight, 1855 - 412 páginas |
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... Himalaya , and the Andes were elevated subsequently to the depo- sition of the secondary , and even portions of the ter- tiary formations , we have the most decisive evidence that they were not the sources of the materials from which ...
... Himalaya , and the Andes were elevated subsequently to the depo- sition of the secondary , and even portions of the ter- tiary formations , we have the most decisive evidence that they were not the sources of the materials from which ...
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... Himalaya , or rebuild the mountains which furnished the secondary strata of England , and it needs not be asked what is the extent of ruin , modern or ancient . In this ruin the highest rocks participate most largely ; so largely that ...
... Himalaya , or rebuild the mountains which furnished the secondary strata of England , and it needs not be asked what is the extent of ruin , modern or ancient . In this ruin the highest rocks participate most largely ; so largely that ...
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... proceed , that the materials of the strata were derived from the present mountains , the bases of which they surround , then the super - position on the Himalaya and the table lands on which they rest 216 FALSE THEORIES OF GEOLOGISTS.
... proceed , that the materials of the strata were derived from the present mountains , the bases of which they surround , then the super - position on the Himalaya and the table lands on which they rest 216 FALSE THEORIES OF GEOLOGISTS.
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David Nevins Lord. the Himalaya and the table lands on which they rest , of an equal area of the strata of the plains of Hindo- stan , would give the height which those mountains must , according to the theory , originally have pos ...
David Nevins Lord. the Himalaya and the table lands on which they rest , of an equal area of the strata of the plains of Hindo- stan , would give the height which those mountains must , according to the theory , originally have pos ...
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... Himalaya , or the mountains of Abyssinia , instead of saturating the surface with a mass of water , which , slowly emerging again , should supply permanent streams like the Amazon and Orinoco , the Ganges and Indus , the Nile and Niger ...
... Himalaya , or the mountains of Abyssinia , instead of saturating the surface with a mass of water , which , slowly emerging again , should supply permanent streams like the Amazon and Orinoco , the Ganges and Indus , the Nile and Niger ...
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