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 pages |
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... direction , and even vertical in many masses constituting mountains . There no longer exists any doubt respecting these great symptoms of convulsions in the terraqueous globe ; a point which naturally connects itself with the idea that ...
... direction , and even vertical in many masses constituting mountains . There no longer exists any doubt respecting these great symptoms of convulsions in the terraqueous globe ; a point which naturally connects itself with the idea that ...
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... directions , remained more elevated ; such catastrophes must frequently have been repeated . To these is to be ascribed the existence of our moun- tains and hills , including their vallies ; the plains being the parts which had most ...
... directions , remained more elevated ; such catastrophes must frequently have been repeated . To these is to be ascribed the existence of our moun- tains and hills , including their vallies ; the plains being the parts which had most ...
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... direction of the declivity , but sometimes also in the opposite direction , and are fractured in the same manner as the stony strata . I shall have frequent occasion to remark this in my travels . The phenomenon is there- fore very ...
... direction of the declivity , but sometimes also in the opposite direction , and are fractured in the same manner as the stony strata . I shall have frequent occasion to remark this in my travels . The phenomenon is there- fore very ...
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... direction , which so evidently manifest the cause of the existence of moun- tains . There , indeed , many essential points of dis- cussion will present themselves ; but we must now continue to follow Mr. Playfair in his exposition ...
... direction , which so evidently manifest the cause of the existence of moun- tains . There , indeed , many essential points of dis- cussion will present themselves ; but we must now continue to follow Mr. Playfair in his exposition ...
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... direction . These exceptions consist " of the lakes which appear to have received a greater quantity of materials than was sufficient to have filled them up . Such , for example , is the lake of 46 4.6 Geneva , which receives the Rhone ...
... direction . These exceptions consist " of the lakes which appear to have received a greater quantity of materials than was sufficient to have filled them up . Such , for example , is the lake of 46 4.6 Geneva , which receives the Rhone ...
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abrupt action adduced alluvial land Alps already ancient appear ascribed attention birth bottom breccia calcareous calcareous stone catastrophes causes caverns circumstance composed consequence considerable considered continents declivity Deluge earth effects elevation evident existence expansible fluids facts formation formed fractured fragments Genesis geologists geology globe gravel heat hills horizontal Hutton hypothesis inclined Jura Kirwan lake of Bienne lake of Geneva lake of Neuchatel latter lavas Letters to Dr liquid masses of strata materials mineral strata Mont Blanc Mont Jura monuments MOSES moun natural philosophy nature neral NOAH object observed operations opinion origin passage phenomena phenomenon plains Playfair precipitations present proceed produced proof remark respect Rhone ridge rivers rock running waters Salève Saussure Saussure's schistus side soil subsidence substances sufficient summit sunk supposed surface tains tion toises trace Urseren valley vallies Vaulion vertical Voirons volcanos whence whole
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