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 pagina's |
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Pagina 13
... say , have passed away the theories of Woodward , Burnet , Whiston , and even of Buffon ; " and so will pass , in their turn , those of Hutton and " Werner . " He does not add that of De Luc , but others have done so upon the same ...
... say , have passed away the theories of Woodward , Burnet , Whiston , and even of Buffon ; " and so will pass , in their turn , those of Hutton and " Werner . " He does not add that of De Luc , but others have done so upon the same ...
Pagina 15
... says , " theories that have a rational object , though they be false or imperfect in their principles , are for the most part approximations to the truth , suited to the information at the " time when they were proposed . They are steps ...
... says , " theories that have a rational object , though they be false or imperfect in their principles , are for the most part approximations to the truth , suited to the information at the " time when they were proposed . They are steps ...
Pagina 24
... says , § 133 , ) " with all " these circumstances of originality , grandeur , and 66 simplicity , in its favour , with the addition of evi- " dence as demonstrative as the nature of the subject " will admit , this theory has probably ...
... says , § 133 , ) " with all " these circumstances of originality , grandeur , and 66 simplicity , in its favour , with the addition of evi- " dence as demonstrative as the nature of the subject " will admit , this theory has probably ...
Pagina 25
... says , that little attention has been paid to that theory , may at first be of opi- nion that I might have chosen a more useful text , they will , I trust , be soon convinced that there exists probably no other system , which could have ...
... says , that little attention has been paid to that theory , may at first be of opi- nion that I might have chosen a more useful text , they will , I trust , be soon convinced that there exists probably no other system , which could have ...
Pagina 34
... to form a contrast with more peaceful scenes . 39. Mr. Playfair , therefore , had reason to say that theories of the earth , however erroneous and discordant discordant they formerly were , may nevertheless be considered as 34.
... to form a contrast with more peaceful scenes . 39. Mr. Playfair , therefore , had reason to say that theories of the earth , however erroneous and discordant discordant they formerly were , may nevertheless be considered as 34.
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Pagina 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.
Pagina 389 - And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
Pagina 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...
Pagina 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.
Pagina 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.
Pagina 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.
Pagina 402 - I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
Pagina 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.
Pagina 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...
Pagina 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...