Geognosy; Or, The Facts and Principles of Geology Against TheoriesF. Knight, 1855 - 412 páginas |
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... miles above the level of the ocean . The strata of the earth are held by geologists , to be on an To maintain average , about ten miles in depth . therefore , that their materials were derived from continents and mountains of granite ...
... miles above the level of the ocean . The strata of the earth are held by geologists , to be on an To maintain average , about ten miles in depth . therefore , that their materials were derived from continents and mountains of granite ...
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... miles above the level of the ocean ; and if the mountains from which it is represented the matter of the strata was chiefly drawn , were of but half , or two - thirds the extent of the strata that are supposed to have been formed from ...
... miles above the level of the ocean ; and if the mountains from which it is represented the matter of the strata was chiefly drawn , were of but half , or two - thirds the extent of the strata that are supposed to have been formed from ...
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... miles . from the shore ; and consequently the detritus with which they are charged , falls to the bottom within a narrow space . The great mass of the ocean is no more affected by them , than the continents are , that lie opposite to ...
... miles . from the shore ; and consequently the detritus with which they are charged , falls to the bottom within a narrow space . The great mass of the ocean is no more affected by them , than the continents are , that lie opposite to ...
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... miles , like those over which the Missouri , Mississippi , Amazon , Nile , and Ganges pass , instead of but a small part of twenty - four hours , would require several weeks , and perhaps months . In like manner the depression of the ...
... miles , like those over which the Missouri , Mississippi , Amazon , Nile , and Ganges pass , instead of but a small part of twenty - four hours , would require several weeks , and perhaps months . In like manner the depression of the ...
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... miles in diameter at its base , and some hundreds of feet in elevation ; but it would still be the loftiest of Sicilian mountains . . . . " On the grounds , therefore , already explained , we must infer that a mass so many thousand feet ...
... miles in diameter at its base , and some hundreds of feet in elevation ; but it would still be the loftiest of Sicilian mountains . . . . " On the grounds , therefore , already explained , we must infer that a mass so many thousand feet ...
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