Sketch-book of Popular GeologyWilliam P. Nimmo, 1869 - 356 էջ |
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... we have read with pleasure , and shall treasure memory for the sake of the manly career narrated , and the glances at old - world manners and distant scenes afforded us by the way . " - Athenæum . 2 On April 1st , THE TESTIMONY OF THE ...
... we have read with pleasure , and shall treasure memory for the sake of the manly career narrated , and the glances at old - world manners and distant scenes afforded us by the way . " - Athenæum . 2 On April 1st , THE TESTIMONY OF THE ...
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Hugh Miller. 2 On April 1st , THE TESTIMONY OF THE ROCKS . Profusely Illustrated . " The most remarkable work of perhaps the most remarkable man of the age . A magnificent epic , and the Principia of Geology . " -- British and Foreign ...
Hugh Miller. 2 On April 1st , THE TESTIMONY OF THE ROCKS . Profusely Illustrated . " The most remarkable work of perhaps the most remarkable man of the age . A magnificent epic , and the Principia of Geology . " -- British and Foreign ...
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... Sandstone and Boulder - Clay - The Boul- der - Clay formed while the Land was subsiding- The Groovings and Polishings of the Rocks in the Lower Parts of the Country Page Evidences of the fact - Sir Charles Lyell's Observations.
... Sandstone and Boulder - Clay - The Boul- der - Clay formed while the Land was subsiding- The Groovings and Polishings of the Rocks in the Lower Parts of the Country Page Evidences of the fact - Sir Charles Lyell's Observations.
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... - Peculiarity of its Scenery - Reflection on first discovering the Outline of a Frag- ment of the Asterolepis traced on one of its Rocks - Consists of Three Distinct Formations - Their Vegetable Organisms - The Caithness CONTENTS . ix.
... - Peculiarity of its Scenery - Reflection on first discovering the Outline of a Frag- ment of the Asterolepis traced on one of its Rocks - Consists of Three Distinct Formations - Their Vegetable Organisms - The Caithness CONTENTS . ix.
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... Rocks of Scotland - Its Highland Scenery formed of them - De- scription of Glencoe - Other Highland Scenery glanced at - Pro- bable Depth of the Primary Stratified Rocks of Scotland - How deposited - Speculations of Philosophers ...
... Rocks of Scotland - Its Highland Scenery formed of them - De- scription of Glencoe - Other Highland Scenery glanced at - Pro- bable Depth of the Primary Stratified Rocks of Scotland - How deposited - Speculations of Philosophers ...
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Sketch-book of Popular Geology: Being a Series of Lectures Delivered Before ... Hugh Miller Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1859 |
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