Outlines of Geology: Intended as a Popular Treatise on the Most Interesting Parts of the Science, Together with an Examination of the Question, Whether the Days of Creation Were Indefinite Periods : Designed for the Use of Schools and General ReadersRobinson, Pratt, & Company, 1837 - 384 pages |
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... once crawled ed in height the forests di Wanknown tribes , ins Jened fords of the creation Probably these are the re Jan and his family ; and decal beasts to which A This has the earth prese 30 , natural bodies of the rts of art can ...
... once crawled ed in height the forests di Wanknown tribes , ins Jened fords of the creation Probably these are the re Jan and his family ; and decal beasts to which A This has the earth prese 30 , natural bodies of the rts of art can ...
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... once crawled among canes and rushes , which emula- the forests of the present day ; while huge quadrupeds , tribes , inhabited the higher grounds , where they of the creation . hese are the remains of animals which were known to s ...
... once crawled among canes and rushes , which emula- the forests of the present day ; while huge quadrupeds , tribes , inhabited the higher grounds , where they of the creation . hese are the remains of animals which were known to s ...
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... once belonged to living animals , he same time ridiculed the notion that the " plas- " of nature ever formed them , or any other such ductions . He also maintained that these belong- where they were found was before Noah's floo such new ...
... once belonged to living animals , he same time ridiculed the notion that the " plas- " of nature ever formed them , or any other such ductions . He also maintained that these belong- where they were found was before Noah's floo such new ...
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... once belonged to als , were indeed quite too ridiculous to have any source claiming to possess the power of Thus one of the opposers of Fracastoro , by ioli , professed to account satisfactorily for the case of the shells at Verona ...
... once belonged to als , were indeed quite too ridiculous to have any source claiming to possess the power of Thus one of the opposers of Fracastoro , by ioli , professed to account satisfactorily for the case of the shells at Verona ...
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... once in a soft , or fluid state , or at least its s was once enveloped by a chaotic aqueous solu- such a nature as to retain the various earthy found in the lowest strata in chemical combination ; s state of things was of short duration ...
... once in a soft , or fluid state , or at least its s was once enveloped by a chaotic aqueous solu- such a nature as to retain the various earthy found in the lowest strata in chemical combination ; s state of things was of short duration ...
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Autres éditions - Tout afficher
Outlines of Geology: Intended as a Popular Treatise on the Most Interesting ... John Lee Comstock Affichage du livre entier - 1841 |
Outlines of Geology: Intended as a Popular Treatise on the Most Interesting ... John Lee Comstock Affichage du livre entier - 1841 |
Outlines of Geology: Intended as a Popular Treatise on the Most Interesting ... John Lee Comstock Affichage du livre entier - 1838 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
ancient animals appears basalt bones breccia cause caverns cavity changes circumstances climate coast composed considerable contain creation Cuvier deluge deposited depth destroyed distance dyke earth earthquakes effects elephant elevation entirely eruption exist extinct facts feet thick felspar fissures flood formation formed fossil fragments genus geologists Geology globe gneiss gradually granite greenstone gypsum heat height hence Herculaneum hich hills Hippopotamus hornblende hundred inhabitants instances islands kind lake lava lime limestone Lyell mass mastodon matter metallic mica-slate miles mineral Monte Nuovo Mosaic mountains MULTIVALVES nearly observed ocean origin period phenomena plants present day produced quadrupeds quantity Queenstown respect Rhone river rocks salt sand sandstone says shells side slate sometimes species springs stone strata stratum streams substances supposed surface temperature theory thrown tion univalve valleys vegetable veins Vesuvius volcanic whole
Fréquemment cités
Page 341 - These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens.
Page 318 - Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth"; 1 VOID : empty.
Page 328 - And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
Page 321 - And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
Page 323 - And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth and in the open firmament of heaven.
Page 368 - God said, Let there be light: let there be a firmament: let the waters under the heaven be gathered together into one place: let the earth bring forth: let there be lights in the firmament of heaven.
Page 335 - And every plant of the field before it was in the earth and every herb of the field before it grew for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth and there was not a man to till the ground...
Page 140 - ... processes. They are found in elevations far above the level of every part of the ocean, and in places to which the sea could not be conveyed by any existing cause. They are not only inclosed in loose sand, but are often incrusted and penetrated on all sides by the hardest stones.
Page 369 - Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field...
Page 99 - And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth...