 | Science - 1854 - 414 pages
...plants, . . 1,500 years. „ of cypress basin, . . 11,400 „ „ of live oak platform, . . 1,500 „ Total period of elevation, 14,400 „ Each of these...emergence, . . . 144,000 ,, Total age of the Delta, 158.400 „ In the excavation of the gas-works above referred to, burnt wood was found at a depth of... | |
 | Josiah Clark Nott, George Robins Gliddon, Samuel George Morton - African Americans - 1854 - 800 pages
...duration of the live-oak era, which, of course, occurred but once in the series. We shall then certainly be within bounds, if we assume the period of such elevation to have been equivalent to the one above 43 arrived at ; and, inasmuch as there were at least ten such changes, we reach the following result... | |
 | Josiah Clark Nott, George Robins Gliddon - Anthropology - 1855 - 828 pages
...duration of the live-oak era, which, of course, occurred but once in the series. We shall then certainly be within bounds, if we assume the period of such elevation to have been equivalent to the one above 43 arrived at; and, inasmuch as there were at least ten such changée, we reach the following result... | |
 | 1858 - 590 pages
...which of course occurred but once in the series. We shall then certainly bo within bounds, if v.-e assume the period of such elevation to have been equivalent...years. Ten elevations and depressions, each equal to this, . 144,000 years. Total ago of the delta, .... 158,400 years. '' In the excavation at the gas-works... | |
 | William Nelson Pendleton - Bible and science - 1860 - 362 pages
...years of the live-oak era, which of course occurred but once in the series. We shall then certainly be within bounds, if we assume the period of such...years. Ten elevations and depressions, each equal to this. ..144, 000 " Total age of the delta 158,400 " "In the excavation at the gas-works above referred... | |
 | Carl Christoph Vogt - Anthropology - 1864 - 520 pages
...once in the series. We then certainly keep within the limits of probability in assuming each period of elevation to have been equivalent to the one. above arrived at, and as there were at least ten such changes we reachthe following result : — Last emergence as abovo... | |
 | Carl Christoph Vogt - Anthropology - 1864 - 514 pages
...once in the series. We then certainly keep within the limits of probability in assuming each period of elevation to have been equivalent to the one above arrived at, and as there were at least ten such changes we reach the following result : — Last emergence as above... | |
 | William Lonsdale Watkinson, William Theophilus Davison - 1855 - 604 pages
...duration of the live-oak era, which, of course, occurred but once in the series. We shall, then, certainly be within bounds, if we assume the period of such...least ten such changes, we reach the following result : — Ycars. " Last emergence, as above 14,400 Ten elevations and depressions, each equal to the last... | |
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We shall certainly, then, be within bounds if we assume the period of such elevation to have been equivalent to the one above arrived at ; and, inasmuch as there were at least ten such changes, we reach the following result : — Last emergence as above,... 