 | 1806 - 614 páginas
...forgotten. The palpable evidence presented to us, of one of the most extraordinary and important facts in the natural history of the earth, gave a reality...clearer evidence could we have had of the different formation of tlie«e rocks, and of the long interval which separated their formation, had we actually... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1806 - 582 páginas
...forgotten. The palpable evidence presented to us, of one of the most extraordinary and important facts in the natural history of the earth, gave a reality and substance to those theorettcal speculations, which, however probable, had never till now been directly authenticated by... | |
 | John Playfair - 1822 - 552 páginas
...forgotten. The palpable evidence presented to us, of one of the most extraordinary and important facts in the natural history of the earth, gave a reality...clearer evidence could we have had of the different formation of these rocks, and of the long interval which separated their formation, had we actually... | |
 | John Playfait - 1822 - 550 páginas
...forgotten. The palpable evidence presented to us, of one of the most extraordinary and important facts in the natural history of the earth, gave a reality...clearer evidence could we have had of the different formation of these rocks, and of the long interval which separated their formation, had we actually... | |
 | George Miller - 1826 - 864 páginas
...forgotten. The palpable evidence presented to us, of one of the most extraordinary and important facts in the natural history of the earth, gave a reality...clearer evidence could we have had of the different formation of these rocks, and of the long interval . which separated their formation, had we actually... | |
 | 1845 - 1006 páginas
...schistus by Playfair, Professor Jameson ascertained to be grcywacke, a rock of tin' transition scries. to those theoretical speculations, which, however...clearer evidence could we have had of the different formation of these rocks, had we actually seen them emerging from the bosom of the deep ? We felt ourselves... | |
 | 1845 - 996 páginas
...forgotten. The palpable evidence presented to us of one of the most extraordinary and important facts in the natural history of the earth gave a reality and substance • The rock termed primary micaceous schistus by Playfair, Professor Jameson ascertained to be greywacke,... | |
 | Thomas M'Crie - 1848 - 610 páginas
...forgotten. The palpable evidence presented to us of one of the most extraordinary and important facts in the natural history of the earth, gave a reality...clearer evidence could we have had of the different formation of these rocks, and of the long interval which separated these formation, had we actually... | |
 | Thomas Lockerby - 1850 - 842 páginas
...precise. The palpable evidence presented to us of one of the most extraordinary and important facts of the natural history of the earth, gave a reality and...directly authenticated by the testimony of the senses. We said, What clearer evidence could we have had of the different formation of these rocks, and of the... | |
 | Archibald Geikie - 1897 - 326 páginas
...forgotten. The palpable evidence presented to us of one of the most extraordinary and important facts in the natural history of the earth, gave a reality...clearer evidence could we have had of the different formation of these rocks, and of the long interval which separated their formation, had we actually... | |
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On us who saw these phenomena for the first time, the impression made will not easily be forgotten. The palpable evidence presented to us, of one of the most extraordinary and important facts in the natural history of the earth, gave a reality and substance... 
