 | 1886 - 982 pągines
...determined. It seems as likely tbat in tbis problem geology and meteorology will pass the word of command to physics as the converse. At present our knowledge,...has so, little precision that we should do wrong to reject summarily any theories which appear to demand longer periods of time than those which now seem... | |
 | 1886 - 1060 pągines
...nevertheless they undoubtedly constitute a contribution of the first importance to physical geology. While then we may protest against the precision with which...which appear to demand longer periods of time than now appear allowable. In each branch of science hypothesis forms the nucleus for the aggregation of... | |
 | 1887 - 606 pągines
...showing continuity of life, must be limited within some such period of past time as 100,000,000 years." At present our knowledge of a definite limit to geological time has so little precision, that we ihould do wrong to summarily reject any theories which appear to demand longer periods of time ban... | |
 | British Association for the Advancement of Science - 1894 - 1272 pągines
...allow it to have much weight in the face of adverse geological evidence. In conclusion he says: — ' Although speculations as to the future course of science...assimilated and co-ordinated we ought to follow our theory.' Now, my point is that the uniformitarian hypothesis, as applied to the rocks we can examine, has assimilated... | |
 | Henry Woodward - 1899 - 654 pągines
...re-echoes and emphasizes the warning pronounced by Professor Darwin in the address already quoted — "at present our knowledge of a definite limit to geological...periods of time than those which now appear allowable."* This ' wrong ' which Professor Darwin so seriously deprecated has been committed not once, but again... | |
 | Henry Woodward - 1899 - 642 pągines
...the address already quoted — -"at present our knowledge of a definite limit to geological time bis so little precision that we should do wrong to summarily...periods of time than those which now appear allowable."* This 'wrong' which Professor Darwin so seriously deprecated has been committed not once, but again... | |
 | 1899 - 860 pągines
...re-echoes and emphasises the warning pronounced by Professor Darwin in the address already quoted — " at present our knowledge of a definite limit to geological...wrong to summarily reject any theories which appear 1 Rep. Brit. Assoc., 1886, p. 517. a Nature, vol. li. p. 685, April 18, 1895. to demand longer periods... | |
 | British Association for the Advancement of Science - 1900 - 1202 pągines
...re-echoes and emphasises the warning pronounced by Professor Darwin in the address already quoted : ' At present our knowledge of a definite limit to geological...precision that we should do wrong to summarily reject any 1 Darwin's Life and Lettert, vol. iii. pp. 115, 146. » Hep. lirit. Aisoc., 1886, p. 517. • JNature,... | |
 | John Arthur Thomson - 1903 - 582 pągines
...being agreed among themselves may be inferred from the frank statement of Professor George Darwin: "At present our knowledge of a definite limit to geological...periods of time than those which now appear allowable." f (6) Geological Arguments: From the rate of deposition of rock-forming materials. — Ever since Ilutton... | |
 | Archibald Geikie - 1903 - 740 pągines
...re-echoes and emphasises the warning pronounced by Professor Darwin in the address already quoted : " At present our knowledge of a definite limit to geological time has so little precision that we should du wrong to summarily reject any theories which appear to demand longer periods than those which now... | |
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Although speculations as to the future course of science are usually of little avail, yet it seems as likely that meteorology and geology will pass the word of command to cosmical physics as the converse. At present our knowledge of a definite limit to... 
