Scepticism in geology and the reasons for it, by Verifier1877 |
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... tion of relative age , not only by superposition , but by the distinctive fossil contents of these strata , the existence and structure of multitudes of animals B created and annihilated long before man's appear- ance on earth GEOLOGY ...
... tion of relative age , not only by superposition , but by the distinctive fossil contents of these strata , the existence and structure of multitudes of animals B created and annihilated long before man's appear- ance on earth GEOLOGY ...
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... tion theory , " as not to be able to trust the evidence of his own eyes . " " There can be no doubt , " he tells us , " that the land round the Bay of Concepcion was 1 Sir Charles himself , in another place ( vol . ii . p . 156 ) ...
... tion theory , " as not to be able to trust the evidence of his own eyes . " " There can be no doubt , " he tells us , " that the land round the Bay of Concepcion was 1 Sir Charles himself , in another place ( vol . ii . p . 156 ) ...
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... tion of permanent upheaval ( Lyell , p . 82 ) , the nar- rative of the New Zealand earthquake winds up with the usual confession that " a question arose whether the land about Port Nicholson , " where the shocks were most violent ...
... tion of permanent upheaval ( Lyell , p . 82 ) , the nar- rative of the New Zealand earthquake winds up with the usual confession that " a question arose whether the land about Port Nicholson , " where the shocks were most violent ...
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... tion . Here , then , is the work of a power compared to which the greatest of earthquakes sinks into insig- nificance . Since man began to record his experience of natural catastrophes no one has ever witnessed such gigantic movements ...
... tion . Here , then , is the work of a power compared to which the greatest of earthquakes sinks into insig- nificance . Since man began to record his experience of natural catastrophes no one has ever witnessed such gigantic movements ...
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... tion an opposite theory , substituting lateral for verti- cal movement in the great natural operations which have given our earth its existing surface of hill and valley ? It is to be hoped that the suggestion may not fail of obtaining ...
... tion an opposite theory , substituting lateral for verti- cal movement in the great natural operations which have given our earth its existing surface of hill and valley ? It is to be hoped that the suggestion may not fail of obtaining ...
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