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 1814
... tion .'- Eclectic Review for February 1814 . " This Work contains a great variety of very useful informa- tion , conveyed in a most pleasing manner . We cannot hesitate to pronounce that it will be popular : it deserves to be so ; and ...
... tion .'- Eclectic Review for February 1814 . " This Work contains a great variety of very useful informa- tion , conveyed in a most pleasing manner . We cannot hesitate to pronounce that it will be popular : it deserves to be so ; and ...
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... deposited a rich 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 .
... deposited a rich 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 xvi
... tion ; and that it involves the grossest philosophical absurdities , has been clearly shown by succeeding geologists . It was embraced , however , by M. Bailly , of France , by the celebrated Hollmann , of Goettin- gen , and others ...
... tion ; and that it involves the grossest philosophical absurdities , has been clearly shown by succeeding geologists . It was embraced , however , by M. Bailly , of France , by the celebrated Hollmann , of Goettin- gen , and others ...
Strona xvii
... tion strata ; and it is imagined that the peopling of the ocean commenced about this period . The waters upon the earth began now more rapidly to subside , and finely divided particles , chiefly resulting from dis- integration of the ...
... tion strata ; and it is imagined that the peopling of the ocean commenced about this period . The waters upon the earth began now more rapidly to subside , and finely divided particles , chiefly resulting from dis- integration of the ...
Strona xviii
... tion , secondary , alluvial , subordinate , and volcanic formations . Dr. HUTTON gives a very different account of the present order of things . Looking upon the face of nature , he observes every thing in a state of decay ; and as she ...
... tion , secondary , alluvial , subordinate , and volcanic formations . Dr. HUTTON gives a very different account of the present order of things . Looking upon the face of nature , he observes every thing in a state of decay ; and as she ...
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