An Elementary Treatise on Geology: Determining Fundamental Points in that Science, and Containing an Examination of Some Modern Geological Systems, and Particularly of the Huttonian Theory of the EarthF.C. and J. Rivington, 1809 - 415 էջ |
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... parts of England , as sufficient to establish all the propositions of the theory , the critical discus- sion of which forms the subject of the present work . It has been justly observed that the dis- coveries in It iv.
... parts of England , as sufficient to establish all the propositions of the theory , the critical discus- sion of which forms the subject of the present work . It has been justly observed that the dis- coveries in It iv.
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... observed that the dis- coveries in the physical sciences , of which re- cent times may boast , are to be ascribed to the influence of those rules of legitimate philoso phy which were established by Lord Bacon two centuries ago . To ...
... observed that the dis- coveries in the physical sciences , of which re- cent times may boast , are to be ascribed to the influence of those rules of legitimate philoso phy which were established by Lord Bacon two centuries ago . To ...
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... observations of phenomena ought to tend . 74 , 75. Necessity of studying the causes now in action on the continents ... observation . 77. The observation of phenomena in their various associations with cach other , will enable us to ...
... observations of phenomena ought to tend . 74 , 75. Necessity of studying the causes now in action on the continents ... observation . 77. The observation of phenomena in their various associations with cach other , will enable us to ...
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... observed by the friends of mankind in their inquiries respecting this great object . No ge- neral inference , indeed , drawn from the physical sci- ences , could be more important to men than that in which Genesis was involved ; for to ...
... observed by the friends of mankind in their inquiries respecting this great object . No ge- neral inference , indeed , drawn from the physical sci- ences , could be more important to men than that in which Genesis was involved ; for to ...
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... observe them in a great number of different countries . I consi- dered Dr. Hutton's hypothesis as entitled to a regu- lar examination on my part , accompanied by the results of my numerous observations ; and I wrote to him four ...
... observe them in a great number of different countries . I consi- dered Dr. Hutton's hypothesis as entitled to a regu- lar examination on my part , accompanied by the results of my numerous observations ; and I wrote to him four ...
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An Elementary Treatise on Geology: Determining Fundamental Points in that ... Jean André Luc Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1809 |
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abrupt action adduced alluvial land Alps already ancient appear ascribed attention birth bottom breccia calcareous calcareous stone catastrophes causes caverns circumstance composed consequence considerable considered continents declivity Deluge earth effects elevation evident existence expansible fluids facts formation formed fractured fragments Genesis geologists geology globe gravel heat hills horizontal Hutton hypothesis inclined Jura Kirwan lake of Bienne lake of Geneva lake of Neuchatel latter lavas Letters to Dr liquid masses of strata materials mineral strata Mont Blanc Mont Jura monuments MOSES moun natural philosophy nature neral NOAH object observed operations opinion origin passage phenomena phenomenon plains Playfair precipitations present proceed produced proof remark respect Rhone ridge rivers rock running waters Salève Saussure Saussure's schistus side soil subsidence substances sufficient summit sunk supposed surface tains tion toises trace Urseren valley vallies Vaulion vertical Voirons volcanos whence whole
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Էջ 400 - And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying, And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you ; and with every living creature that Is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you ; 15 from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.
Էջ 389 - And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
Էջ 392 - Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air...
Էջ 385 - And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me ; for the earth is filled with violence through them ; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Էջ 389 - And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.
Էջ 399 - And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee ; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.
Էջ 402 - I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
Էջ 399 - And of every living thing of all flesh two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark to keep them alive with thee ; they shall be male and female.
Էջ 84 - ... combined with the inequality of hardness in the rocks, prove, that the present line of the shore has been determined by the action of the sea. The naked and precipitous cliffs which overhang the deep, the rocks hollowed, perforated, as they are farther advanced in the sea, and at last insulated, lead to the same conclusion, and mark very clearly so many different stages of decay. It is true, we do not see the successive steps of this progress exemplified in the states of...
Էջ 89 - Every river appears to consist of a main trunk, fed from a variety of branches, each running in a valley proportioned to its size, and all of them together forming a system of valleys, communicating with one another, and having such a nice adjustment of their declivities, that none of them join the principal valley, either on too high or too low a level...