Time's telescope; or, A Complete guide to the almanack [ed. by J. Millard].John Millard (assistant librarian of the Surrey inst) 1818 |
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Strona vii
... mountains ; and embraces the consideration of the materials of which it is composed , and the circumstances peculiar to its original formation , as well as the different states under which it has existed , and the various changes which ...
... mountains ; and embraces the consideration of the materials of which it is composed , and the circumstances peculiar to its original formation , as well as the different states under which it has existed , and the various changes which ...
Strona viii
... unctuous crust , which begat vegeta- tion , and a beautiful verdure clothed the whole . There were no mountains , no seas , no protuberances or inequalities ; and the equator being coincident with the viii INTRODUCTION .
... unctuous crust , which begat vegeta- tion , and a beautiful verdure clothed the whole . There were no mountains , no seas , no protuberances or inequalities ; and the equator being coincident with the viii INTRODUCTION .
Strona x
... mountains , and rocks of the earth , are melted as wax before the Sun , and their place is no where found ; all have vanished and dropped away , like the snow that once rested upon their sum- mits ' . ' According to Woodward , the ...
... mountains , and rocks of the earth , are melted as wax before the Sun , and their place is no where found ; all have vanished and dropped away , like the snow that once rested upon their sum- mits ' . ' According to Woodward , the ...
Strona xi
... mountains . Such Mr. Whiston supposed to be the state of the globe we inhabit before the Deluge . Owing to the superior heat , at that time , of the central parts , which have been ever since cooling , the earth was more fruitful and ...
... mountains . Such Mr. Whiston supposed to be the state of the globe we inhabit before the Deluge . Owing to the superior heat , at that time , of the central parts , which have been ever since cooling , the earth was more fruitful and ...
Strona xii
... mountains which different countries bear on their surface ; that this water has been ever since gradually diminishing , and will continue to diminish until it shall be quite ab- sorbed ; that our globe , being then set on fire , will ...
... mountains which different countries bear on their surface ; that this water has been ever since gradually diminishing , and will continue to diminish until it shall be quite ab- sorbed ; that our globe , being then set on fire , will ...
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