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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... tion , 329 by , heory of , . 331 island raised from the sea s theory of , . 337 by , periods , . 340 Egyptian Zodiacs , on length , . 345 Elephant , fossil , criticism on , . 346 African , -iticismi on , 348 1 , ch on , 366 effects on ...
... tion , 329 by , heory of , . 331 island raised from the sea s theory of , . 337 by , periods , . 340 Egyptian Zodiacs , on length , . 345 Elephant , fossil , criticism on , . 346 African , -iticismi on , 348 1 , ch on , 366 effects on ...
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... tion of , ion of , r , peds , 1 , 331-336 68 Heber , Bishop , sees a hairy elephant , Henderson on the geysers , Historical proofs of the deluge , 92 69 Hitchcock on granite rocks , · • 42 • 179 309 • 317 • 241 241 250 of Conway , the ...
... tion of , ion of , r , peds , 1 , 331-336 68 Heber , Bishop , sees a hairy elephant , Henderson on the geysers , Historical proofs of the deluge , 92 69 Hitchcock on granite rocks , · • 42 • 179 309 • 317 • 241 241 250 of Conway , the ...
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... tion of all things . " pposed that the primeval earth , down to the lood , enjoyed a perpetual spring , and accounts med fact by assuming that the plane of the then coincident with the earth's axis , and that ons during the flood turned ...
... tion of all things . " pposed that the primeval earth , down to the lood , enjoyed a perpetual spring , and accounts med fact by assuming that the plane of the then coincident with the earth's axis , and that ons during the flood turned ...
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... tion as it appears at the present time , it was receiv- at day with great applause . King Charles II . com- d it to be translated out of the Latin , in which it was , into English . Addison eulogised it in Latin ver- -teele praised it ...
... tion as it appears at the present time , it was receiv- at day with great applause . King Charles II . com- d it to be translated out of the Latin , in which it was , into English . Addison eulogised it in Latin ver- -teele praised it ...
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... tion , it is found necessary every year to re- aud and sand from the bed of the river , and the embankment , otherwise the water would er of breaking through , and destroying the - below . tem has been so long continued , that at the ...
... tion , it is found necessary every year to re- aud and sand from the bed of the river , and the embankment , otherwise the water would er of breaking through , and destroying the - below . tem has been so long continued , that at the ...
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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
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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...