Geognosy; Or, The Facts and Principles of Geology Against TheoriesF. Knight, 1855 - 412 pages |
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... masses on the surface of the earth , that many parts of it have been elaborated dur- ing successive periods of time ; and if we cannot point out the first traces of organic life , we can find at least an indication of its begin- ning ...
... masses on the surface of the earth , that many parts of it have been elaborated dur- ing successive periods of time ; and if we cannot point out the first traces of organic life , we can find at least an indication of its begin- ning ...
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... mass to a state of fusion . On the assumption , however , that there is no lack of combustible matter in the earth for the fusion of all its substances ; there yet , is no proof nor probability that it ever was in a state of universal ...
... mass to a state of fusion . On the assumption , however , that there is no lack of combustible matter in the earth for the fusion of all its substances ; there yet , is no proof nor probability that it ever was in a state of universal ...
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... mass of the ocean is no more affected by them , than the continents are , that lie opposite to the points where the rivers enter it . To assign to the rivers therefore , or the tides and currents of the sea , the distribution of the ...
... mass of the ocean is no more affected by them , than the continents are , that lie opposite to the points where the rivers enter it . To assign to the rivers therefore , or the tides and currents of the sea , the distribution of the ...
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... mass he proceeds to describe , and out of which , according to his further narra- tive , the present order of our portion of the universe was educed . Upon this supposition , the former world , whose remains we explore , may have ...
... mass he proceeds to describe , and out of which , according to his further narra- tive , the present order of our portion of the universe was educed . Upon this supposition , the former world , whose remains we explore , may have ...
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... masses from the interior of the earth , and thus tends to increase the in- equalities of its surface . Both of these agents are chemical ; water dissolves , heat fuses ; both act mechanically . The mechanical effects of water depend on ...
... masses from the interior of the earth , and thus tends to increase the in- equalities of its surface . Both of these agents are chemical ; water dissolves , heat fuses ; both act mechanically . The mechanical effects of water depend on ...
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Page 168 - And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man : All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.
Page 142 - Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
Page 143 - And God said, Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed ; to you it shall be for meat.
Page 144 - 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. But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
Page 131 - And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night ; and let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days,
Page 125 - By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.
Page 114 - And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters that were above the firmament: and it was so.
Page 142 - And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind : and God saw that it was good.
Page 395 - And GOD created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind : and GOD saw that it was good.
Page 41 - Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy: , Six days shalt thou labor and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God; in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor the stranger that is within thy gates...