...rivers. By them are produced all disturbances of the chemical equilibrium of the elements of nature . . . Even the slow degradation of the solid constituents...surface, in which its chief geological changes consist, and their diffusion among the waters of the ocean, are entirely due to the abrasion of wind and rain,...

...rivers. By them are produced all disturbances of the chemical equilibrium of the elements of nature . . . Even the slow degradation of the solid constituents...surface, in which its chief geological changes consist, and their diffusion among the waters of the ocean, are entirely due to the abrasion of wind and rain,...

...equilibrium of the elements of nature, which, by a series of compositions and decompositions give rise to new products, and originate a transfer of materials....surface, in which its chief geological changes consist [and their diffusion among the waters of the ocean (omitted in 1864)], are [is almost] entirely due...

...equilibrium of the elements of nature, which by a series of compositions and decompositions, give rise to new products, and originate a transfer of materials....constituents of the surface, in which its chief geological change consists, is almost entirely due — on the one hand, to the abrasion of wind and rain, and...

...compositions and decompositions f'.ve rise to new products, and originate a transfer of materials, ven the slow degradation of the solid constituents of the surface, in which its chief geological change consists, is almost entirely due — on the one hand to the abrasion of wind or rain and the...