Rain and Rivers, Or, Hutton and Playfair Against Lyell and All Comers |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 25
Page xiv
... Humboldt forms continents by ' fusion ' 185 valleys · Hollows formed in the first elevation of land are not Seas and lakes are not valleys 188 . 188 Humboldt says the Atlantic is a valley 188 · And formed by running water . What a ...
... Humboldt forms continents by ' fusion ' 185 valleys · Hollows formed in the first elevation of land are not Seas and lakes are not valleys 188 . 188 Humboldt says the Atlantic is a valley 188 · And formed by running water . What a ...
Page 44
... Humboldt cracks out his con- * ' Professus grandia turget . ' In almost the first words of the ' Cosmos , ' Humboldt declares his intention to describe nature in exalted forms of speech . ' He accordingly gives loose to a barbarous ...
... Humboldt cracks out his con- * ' Professus grandia turget . ' In almost the first words of the ' Cosmos , ' Humboldt declares his intention to describe nature in exalted forms of speech . ' He accordingly gives loose to a barbarous ...
Page 45
... Humboldt cannot be passed in silence , and particularly when ( alas ! ) we find Lyell sharing in those opinions . Humboldt writes ( ' Cosmos , Physical Geo- graphy ' ) : The main direction of the whole continent of Europe ( from south ...
... Humboldt cannot be passed in silence , and particularly when ( alas ! ) we find Lyell sharing in those opinions . Humboldt writes ( ' Cosmos , Physical Geo- graphy ' ) : The main direction of the whole continent of Europe ( from south ...
Page 46
... Humboldt's great fissure . ' The ' great fissure ' between the Adriatic and the Rhine is precisely the highest part of Europe - the Alps . 6 6 But is the writer of Cosmos ' to consider ' the main direction ' of the land and water of ...
... Humboldt's great fissure . ' The ' great fissure ' between the Adriatic and the Rhine is precisely the highest part of Europe - the Alps . 6 6 But is the writer of Cosmos ' to consider ' the main direction ' of the land and water of ...
Page 48
... Humboldt himself says , its major axis is almost parallel with the equa- tor , ' and are the rivers of China and the west of Europe at right angles with the main direction of the land ? If we could jump mountains as easily as Humboldt ...
... Humboldt himself says , its major axis is almost parallel with the equa- tor , ' and are the rivers of China and the west of Europe at right angles with the main direction of the land ? If we could jump mountains as easily as Humboldt ...
Other editions - View all
Rain and Rivers: Or, Hutton and Playfair Against Lyell and All Comers [An ... George Greenwood No preview available - 2016 |
Rain and Rivers, Or, Hutton and Playfair Against Lyell and All Comers George Greenwood No preview available - 2020 |
Common terms and phrases
accumulation alluvial plain alluvium ancient backward banks barrier basin beach boulders causes chalk channels Chesil beach clay cliff continents Crown 8vo delta denudation deposit depth descend disintegration drift and alluvium dry land earth earthquakes Elephant bed Ellet embanked eternal existence feet filled fissure flints flood-water floods flow formation of valleys formed fossil geological Giens glacier Glen Roy globe gradient granite groin height hollows Humboldt igneous island Keith Johnston lakes land animals longitudinal lower Lyell says miles Mississippi mountains natural original pebbles ponding Post 8vo pyramids rain and rivers raised ravines regions ridge and furrow rise rock Romney Romney Marsh Rother running water sand sea shore Second Edition shingle side Silurian slope snow soil South Downs species strata stream subaerial submarine theory subterranean supposed surface terraces tertiary strata tion torrents vegetation volcanic vols wash of rain waterslope wave Weald clay Weald valley whole Woodcuts
Popular passages
Page 7 - Encyclopaedia of Plants; comprising the Specific Character, Description, Culture, History, &c. of all the Plants found in Great Britain. With upwards of 12,000 Woodcuts. 8vo.
Page 1 - SKETCH of the HISTORY of the CHURCH of ENGLAND to the Revolution of 1688. By the Right Rev. TV SHORT, DD Lord Bishop of St. Asaph.
Page 16 - ELAINE'S VETERINARY ART ; a Treatise on the Anatomy, Physiology, and Curative Treatment of the Diseases of the Horse, Neat Cattle and Sheep. Seventh Edition, revised and enlarged by C. STEEL, MRCVSL 8vo. with Plates and Woodcuts, 18s.
Page 3 - Historical and Critical Commentary on the Old Testament; with a New Translation.
Page 6 - HOMES WITHOUT HANDS; a Description of the Habitations of Animals, classed according to their Principle of Construction.
Page 15 - Encyclopaedia of Rural Sports ; a Complete Account, Historical, Practical, and Descriptive, of Hunting, Shooting, Fishing, Racing, &c. By DP ELAINE. With above 600 Woodcuts (20 from Designs by JOHN LEECH).
Page 3 - A Greek-English Lexicon. Compiled by HG LIDDELL, DD Dean of Christ Church, and R. SCOTT, D,D. Dean of Rochester. Sixth Edition. Crown 4to. price 36s. A Lexicon, Greek and...
Page 5 - A General Dictionary of Geography, Descriptive, Physical, Statistical, and Historical ; forming a complete Gazetteer of the World. By A. KEITH JOHNSTON, FRSE 8vo. 31s. 6d. M'Culloch's Dictionary, Geographical, Statistical, and Historical, of the various Countries, Places, and principal Natural Objects in the World.
Page 17 - TREASURY OF KNOWLEDGE AND LIBRARY OF REFERENCE. Comprising an English Dictionary and Grammar, Universal Gazetteer, Classical Dictionary, Chronology, Law Dictionary, &c.