Geognosy; Or, The Facts and Principles of Geology Against TheoriesF. Knight, 1855 - 412 páginas |
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... atmosphere , the seas , the dry land , plants , animals , and even man . No reason can be given to justify it in respect to the one that will not be an equal justification of it in respect to the others . A scheme must be embarrassed ...
... atmosphere , the seas , the dry land , plants , animals , and even man . No reason can be given to justify it in respect to the one that will not be an equal justification of it in respect to the others . A scheme must be embarrassed ...
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... atmosphere in existence to support vapors above the waters , and render such an accu- mulation of clouds possible as to intercept the rays of the sun ! It was not until the following day that God made the firmament , and " divided the ...
... atmosphere in existence to support vapors above the waters , and render such an accu- mulation of clouds possible as to intercept the rays of the sun ! It was not until the following day that God made the firmament , and " divided the ...
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... atmosphere , the forces of chemistry , fire , and water , acting with only their present energy , could fill the void above the ocean to a vast height with a cloud of vapor so dense , as wholly to intercept the rays of the sun . Can a ...
... atmosphere , the forces of chemistry , fire , and water , acting with only their present energy , could fill the void above the ocean to a vast height with a cloud of vapor so dense , as wholly to intercept the rays of the sun . Can a ...
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... atmosphere , so as to be the medium of a sight of other objects . But if the light which was visible during those imagined ages was the light of the sun illuminating an atmosphere with its efful- gence , as his supposition must imply ...
... atmosphere , so as to be the medium of a sight of other objects . But if the light which was visible during those imagined ages was the light of the sun illuminating an atmosphere with its efful- gence , as his supposition must imply ...
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... atmosphere . The firmament or expanse of the sky is the air . The event is described as it would have appeared to a spectator near the surface of the earth . As there was no atmosphere before , there was no general illumina- tion of the ...
... atmosphere . The firmament or expanse of the sky is the air . The event is described as it would have appeared to a spectator near the surface of the earth . As there was no atmosphere before , there was no general illumina- tion of the ...
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