Chapters from the Physical History of the Earth: An Introduction to Geology and PalaeontologyC. K. Paul & Company, 1880 - 281 pagini |
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... existing forms . Heat and pressure may be counted among the most certain agencies ; but we have no measure of the intensity of these in remote times , neither can we estimate the effect of chemical action extending over vast periods ...
... existing forms . Heat and pressure may be counted among the most certain agencies ; but we have no measure of the intensity of these in remote times , neither can we estimate the effect of chemical action extending over vast periods ...
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... existing phenomena in the interpreta- tion of the past , with some allowances for greater local or general intensity of action . Every appearance pre- sented by a stratified rock can be fully explained and verified by reference to ...
... existing phenomena in the interpreta- tion of the past , with some allowances for greater local or general intensity of action . Every appearance pre- sented by a stratified rock can be fully explained and verified by reference to ...
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... forming large portions of the existing land . At low tide on a sandy shore we may observe a perfect system of rivers and lakes in miniature , doing the work of disintegration and redisposition at a very rapid THE STRATIFIED FORMATIONS . 45.
... forming large portions of the existing land . At low tide on a sandy shore we may observe a perfect system of rivers and lakes in miniature , doing the work of disintegration and redisposition at a very rapid THE STRATIFIED FORMATIONS . 45.
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... existing genera . Thus , the Meiocene rocks con- tain a less proportion of forms referable to existing genera than do the Pleiocene ; and the Eocene strata exhibit the dawn of types which the Pleistocene formations present in the ...
... existing genera . Thus , the Meiocene rocks con- tain a less proportion of forms referable to existing genera than do the Pleiocene ; and the Eocene strata exhibit the dawn of types which the Pleistocene formations present in the ...
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... existing in countless millions , and building for countless ages from the calcareous and silicious matter washed out of the land and held in solution in the water , whence it is drawn by them to maintain the economy of life , and ...
... existing in countless millions , and building for countless ages from the calcareous and silicious matter washed out of the land and held in solution in the water , whence it is drawn by them to maintain the economy of life , and ...
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