Chapters from the Physical History of the Earth: An Introduction to Geology and PalaeontologyC. K. Paul & Company, 1880 - Всего страниц: 281 |
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... direct evidence that the distillation of oil from these organic remains has actually taken place , nor that the chemical combinations involved in the other hypothesis arise in the interior of the earth . CHAPTER IV . UPHEAVAL ...
... direct evidence that the distillation of oil from these organic remains has actually taken place , nor that the chemical combinations involved in the other hypothesis arise in the interior of the earth . CHAPTER IV . UPHEAVAL ...
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... direct evidence . It is manifest that quantities of water do reach the underlying strata through fissures in the surface rocks , and become con- verted into steam of high pressure ; as in the UPHEAVAL , SUBSIDENCE , AND DENUDATION . 75.
... direct evidence . It is manifest that quantities of water do reach the underlying strata through fissures in the surface rocks , and become con- verted into steam of high pressure ; as in the UPHEAVAL , SUBSIDENCE , AND DENUDATION . 75.
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... movement of the land . Direct proof that the movement is that of the land and not of the sea , is obtained in another way from the terraces themselves . They are often much higher UPHEAVAL , SUBSIDENCE , AND DENUDATION . 79.
... movement of the land . Direct proof that the movement is that of the land and not of the sea , is obtained in another way from the terraces themselves . They are often much higher UPHEAVAL , SUBSIDENCE , AND DENUDATION . 79.
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... direct trace of its origin should have become obliterated , animal life has most probably been concerned in gathering together its calcareous particles at some period of its history . The larger animals have contributed nothing of im ...
... direct trace of its origin should have become obliterated , animal life has most probably been concerned in gathering together its calcareous particles at some period of its history . The larger animals have contributed nothing of im ...
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... direct testimony afforded by deep dredgings on the floor of the ocean . This subject has been referred to previously , in order to show that chalk is a stratified rock ; it remains now to prove its organic origin . Professor Sir C ...
... direct testimony afforded by deep dredgings on the floor of the ocean . This subject has been referred to previously , in order to show that chalk is a stratified rock ; it remains now to prove its organic origin . Professor Sir C ...
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