Geognosy; Or, The Facts and Principles of Geology Against TheoriesF. Knight, 1855 - 412 páginas |
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... wholly improbable . These considerations , then , -which are hereafter to be confirmed by others equally decisive and emphatic , -sufficiently show that the expedients by which it has been supposed that the narrative in Genesis is ...
... wholly improbable . These considerations , then , -which are hereafter to be confirmed by others equally decisive and emphatic , -sufficiently show that the expedients by which it has been supposed that the narrative in Genesis is ...
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... wholly unconnected with Christianity , the certainty of which , it is said , is independent of that of the Jewish religion , or at least of the first chapters of Genesis : an assertion which even a number of Christian ministers have ...
... wholly unconnected with Christianity , the certainty of which , it is said , is independent of that of the Jewish religion , or at least of the first chapters of Genesis : an assertion which even a number of Christian ministers have ...
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... wholly mistaken , and may be easily refuted , and that its refutation and abandonment are demanded both by the interests of religion and the credit of geology , we shall proceed to point out the fallacy on which it rests ; indicate ...
... wholly mistaken , and may be easily refuted , and that its refutation and abandonment are demanded both by the interests of religion and the credit of geology , we shall proceed to point out the fallacy on which it rests ; indicate ...
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... wholly without its sphere . It might almost as well be assigned the task of determining any other date in chronology , or resolving any other question with which it has no logical connexion . Another impression that needs to be ...
... wholly without its sphere . It might almost as well be assigned the task of determining any other date in chronology , or resolving any other question with which it has no logical connexion . Another impression that needs to be ...
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... wholly unlike that which they literally denote . Light , accordingly , on that supposi- tion , does not mean light that is perceptible by the eye , but something analogous , and knowledge , there- fore , or the means of intellectual ...
... wholly unlike that which they literally denote . Light , accordingly , on that supposi- tion , does not mean light that is perceptible by the eye , but something analogous , and knowledge , there- fore , or the means of intellectual ...
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Geognosy; Or, The Facts and Principles of Geology Against Theories David Nevins Lord Vista completa - 1857 |
Geognosy; Or, The Facts and Principles of Geology Against Theories David Nevins Lord Vista completa - 1855 |
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admit agency agents alumine assume assumption atmosphere basalt beds beneath carboniferous causes chemical and mechanical condition confute consist continents and islands contradiction creation creation recorded CRITICAL NOTICES crust deluge demonstrated deposition depth derived detritus disintegrated dry land earth earth's surface effects ejected elements elevation epoch existence facts of geology feet felspar formation fossil Genesis geological theory geologists globe gneiss granite gravel heat height Himalaya hornblende hypothesis igneous igneous rocks imbedded immense inference inspired interior Kilauea lava laws light lime limestone mass Mastodon materials matter miles Mosaic Mosaic record mountains narrative nature occupied ocean origin particles pebbles period pliocene porphyry postulate potash present principles of geology processes produced proof prove quartz relics respecting rivers sacred sand sandstone Scriptures series of ages shales six days species strata were formed suppose supposition taken place tertiary thrown tion upheaval vegetable and animal volcanic waters whole wholly