On the Relation Between the Holy Scriptures and Some Parts of Geological ScienceJackson and Walford, 1840 - 525 pages |
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Page 49
... feet or even inches , but usually many hundreds or several thousands of feet . Stratification must be distin- guished from homogeneous lamination , which is a frequent character of single strata , presenting at their edges the ...
... feet or even inches , but usually many hundreds or several thousands of feet . Stratification must be distin- guished from homogeneous lamination , which is a frequent character of single strata , presenting at their edges the ...
Page 50
... feet , or the friable Hastings sand - rock , and the soft coherent texture of the ink - coloured clay which lies beneath our gravel ; to the finest close - grained marble and the heaviest hornblende . The degree of hardness , the result ...
... feet , or the friable Hastings sand - rock , and the soft coherent texture of the ink - coloured clay which lies beneath our gravel ; to the finest close - grained marble and the heaviest hornblende . The degree of hardness , the result ...
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... feet , may be seen , even in beds very similar in earthy composition , such disconformity of the bounding surfaces , with respect to their deviation from the horizontal position , as carries demonstra- tion that each member of the ...
... feet , may be seen , even in beds very similar in earthy composition , such disconformity of the bounding surfaces , with respect to their deviation from the horizontal position , as carries demonstra- tion that each member of the ...
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... feet higher than the cross of St. Paul's Cathedral . Yet that sea is not sensibly rendered more shallow ; and the river is navigable for large ships to Calcutta . So the Thames and the Severn have been bearing down their sediment for ...
... feet higher than the cross of St. Paul's Cathedral . Yet that sea is not sensibly rendered more shallow ; and the river is navigable for large ships to Calcutta . So the Thames and the Severn have been bearing down their sediment for ...
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... of the hot regions of the globe , men live where the ground under their feet is often 140o and even more ( Fahr . ) and the mean heat for its complete developement , a gradual proceeding in subjection 72 DISTINCT CREATIONS .
... of the hot regions of the globe , men live where the ground under their feet is often 140o and even more ( Fahr . ) and the mean heat for its complete developement , a gradual proceeding in subjection 72 DISTINCT CREATIONS .
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