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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... evidence of the immense age of the earth . Gradually , however , facts have been collected which warrant us in believing that many millions of years have elapsed since the formation of certain of these rocks , and that without the least ...
... evidence of the immense age of the earth . Gradually , however , facts have been collected which warrant us in believing that many millions of years have elapsed since the formation of certain of these rocks , and that without the least ...
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... the rate of wear and tear going on now , because we have no other means of measuring the action of water ; but we must remember that there is evidence of much more rapid water action in some past times . The impression INTRODUCTORY . 13.
... the rate of wear and tear going on now , because we have no other means of measuring the action of water ; but we must remember that there is evidence of much more rapid water action in some past times . The impression INTRODUCTORY . 13.
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... evidence for the age of these deposits , which we may call the organic proof . Chalk ( one of the Secondary rocks ) is composed of ( chiefly ) carbonate of lime , mainly derived from the dead and fossil bodies of small shell - fish ...
... evidence for the age of these deposits , which we may call the organic proof . Chalk ( one of the Secondary rocks ) is composed of ( chiefly ) carbonate of lime , mainly derived from the dead and fossil bodies of small shell - fish ...
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... evidence of the present existence of intense internal heat . The volcanoes in various parts of the world testify to this ; and the lava they cast up , and which runs down their sides , in some cases forming rivers many miles long and ...
... evidence of the present existence of intense internal heat . The volcanoes in various parts of the world testify to this ; and the lava they cast up , and which runs down their sides , in some cases forming rivers many miles long and ...
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... evidence for the succession of the rocks - or , taking several kinds together , " formations " -the natural and the artificial . Nature has herself opened the book of geology , and shown us the arrange- ment of its pages . Rents and ...
... evidence for the succession of the rocks - or , taking several kinds together , " formations " -the natural and the artificial . Nature has herself opened the book of geology , and shown us the arrange- ment of its pages . Rents and ...
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