Outlines of Geology: Intended as a Popular Treatise on the Most Interesting Parts of the Science, Together with an Examination of the Question, Whether the Days of Creation Were Indefinite Periods : Designed for the Use of Schools and General ReadersRobinson, Pratt, & Company, 1837 - 384 pàgines |
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Pàgina 34
... situated under he latitudes . These circumstances will be noticed proper place . logical investigations have proved that the tempera- the earth has not always remained the same ; but that mates of different countries , and probably the ...
... situated under he latitudes . These circumstances will be noticed proper place . logical investigations have proved that the tempera- the earth has not always remained the same ; but that mates of different countries , and probably the ...
Pàgina 42
... situated between lake Erie above , e Ontario below , the cataract being formed by the e of the water from one lake to the other . The e between the nearest shores of these lakes is about even miles , and the height of Erie above Ontario ...
... situated between lake Erie above , e Ontario below , the cataract being formed by the e of the water from one lake to the other . The e between the nearest shores of these lakes is about even miles , and the height of Erie above Ontario ...
Pàgina 47
... situated 600 feet above the ause the cataract of Niagara is receding to- akes at the rate of fifty yards in forty years ; may anticipate great floods in future , and we esume that they have happened again and t times . " Consequently we ...
... situated 600 feet above the ause the cataract of Niagara is receding to- akes at the rate of fifty yards in forty years ; may anticipate great floods in future , and we esume that they have happened again and t times . " Consequently we ...
Pàgina 48
... situated in New Hampshire , and are the highest New - England . The slide to be described took August , 1826 , and was in consequence of the fall ense quantity of rain on the mountain . h sides of the river Saco , innumerable rocks and ...
... situated in New Hampshire , and are the highest New - England . The slide to be described took August , 1826 , and was in consequence of the fall ense quantity of rain on the mountain . h sides of the river Saco , innumerable rocks and ...
Pàgina 52
... situated only les from those already described . The waters pply them are impregnated with carbonate of sulphate of lime , ( gypsum . ) They flow from g immediately into a pond where in twenty years ock is deposited thirty feet thick ...
... situated only les from those already described . The waters pply them are impregnated with carbonate of sulphate of lime , ( gypsum . ) They flow from g immediately into a pond where in twenty years ock is deposited thirty feet thick ...
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Outlines of Geology: Intended as a Popular Treatise on the Most Interesting ... John Lee Comstock Visualització completa - 1841 |
Outlines of Geology: Intended as a Popular Treatise on the Most Interesting ... John Lee Comstock Visualització completa - 1841 |
Outlines of Geology: Intended as a Popular Treatise on the Most Interesting ... John Lee Comstock Visualització completa - 1838 |
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 341 - These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens.
Pàgina 318 - Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth"; 1 VOID : empty.
Pàgina 328 - And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
Pàgina 321 - And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
Pàgina 323 - And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth and in the open firmament of heaven.
Pàgina 368 - God said, Let there be light: let there be a firmament: let the waters under the heaven be gathered together into one place: let the earth bring forth: let there be lights in the firmament of heaven.
Pàgina 335 - And every plant of the field before it was in the earth and every herb of the field before it grew for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth and there was not a man to till the ground...
Pàgina 140 - ... processes. They are found in elevations far above the level of every part of the ocean, and in places to which the sea could not be conveyed by any existing cause. They are not only inclosed in loose sand, but are often incrusted and penetrated on all sides by the hardest stones.
Pàgina 369 - Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field...
Pàgina 99 - And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth...