Geognosy; Or, The Facts and Principles of Geology Against TheoriesF. Knight, 1855 - 412 páginas |
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... inference of the age of the world on such an assumption , is there- fore to build it on an hypothesis , of . what cannot be shown to have been a fact ; and that is to build it on nothing , and render it wholly unscientific and worth ...
... inference of the age of the world on such an assumption , is there- fore to build it on an hypothesis , of . what cannot be shown to have been a fact ; and that is to build it on nothing , and render it wholly unscientific and worth ...
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... of the mate- rials of the strata , defeats itself , and renders the inference from it of the great age of the earth , unsci- entific and absurd . 4. They must not assume that the effects for which THE CRITERIA OF ITS TRUTH . 21.
... of the mate- rials of the strata , defeats itself , and renders the inference from it of the great age of the earth , unsci- entific and absurd . 4. They must not assume that the effects for which THE CRITERIA OF ITS TRUTH . 21.
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... inference of the age of the world on an hypothesis , respecting the mode in which the strata were formed , instead of the strata themselves . To found their inference of the age of 22 THE GEOLOGICAL THEORY .
... inference of the age of the world on an hypothesis , respecting the mode in which the strata were formed , instead of the strata themselves . To found their inference of the age of 22 THE GEOLOGICAL THEORY .
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... inference of the vast age of the world . To assume that hundreds or thousands of years were necessary for the structure of any one of the layers , of which the strata consist ; and that therefore , as many hundreds or thousands of years ...
... inference of the vast age of the world . To assume that hundreds or thousands of years were necessary for the structure of any one of the layers , of which the strata consist ; and that therefore , as many hundreds or thousands of years ...
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... inference from an hypo- thesis respecting the mode in which the strata were formed ? Is the question , whether it is true or not , one of great moment ? What is the conclusion to which , if true , it must lead , in respect to the record ...
... inference from an hypo- thesis respecting the mode in which the strata were formed ? Is the question , whether it is true or not , one of great moment ? What is the conclusion to which , if true , it must lead , in respect to the record ...
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