A Comparative Estimate of the Mineral and Mosaical Geologies, Zväzok 2J. Duncan, 1825 "Received well in religious circles, this work was severely censored as an unscientific attempt to treat the Book of Genesis as a manual of geology" - DNB. |
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Strana 65
... shew to be deserving of more credit than that of Moses ? for , the question is entirely a question of historical fact . No ! it can produce no historical testimony whatsoever ; it grounds its contradiction , wholly and absolutely , upon ...
... shew to be deserving of more credit than that of Moses ? for , the question is entirely a question of historical fact . No ! it can produce no historical testimony whatsoever ; it grounds its contradiction , wholly and absolutely , upon ...
Strana 75
... shew , that the organised contents existed before the fragmentary formation of the basin in which they are contained . The just and philosophical inference of Pallas from this phenomenon , has been already stated . Those organised ...
... shew , that the organised contents existed before the fragmentary formation of the basin in which they are contained . The just and philosophical inference of Pallas from this phenomenon , has been already stated . Those organised ...
Strana 77
... shew the relation of time which pertains to the origin of each . It , moreover , guides us to a sufficient appre- hension of the causes , which produced the occa- sional appearances of gradual coalescence between the terms and limits of ...
... shew the relation of time which pertains to the origin of each . It , moreover , guides us to a sufficient appre- hension of the causes , which produced the occa- sional appearances of gradual coalescence between the terms and limits of ...
Strana 92
... shew , " that there is a very strong current setting across " the Atlantic from the American to the European continent ; and this is further confirmed by " the circumstance of a bottle having been picked 66 66 up near Tromsoë , which ...
... shew , " that there is a very strong current setting across " the Atlantic from the American to the European continent ; and this is further confirmed by " the circumstance of a bottle having been picked 66 66 up near Tromsoë , which ...
Strana 241
... shew , that they are perfectly unaware how thoroughly this question has been sifted by the latest and ablest inquirers , and how it truly stands at the present day before the learned world . 66 Horum nihil cum satisfaciat ( says ...
... shew , that they are perfectly unaware how thoroughly this question has been sifted by the latest and ablest inquirers , and how it truly stands at the present day before the learned world . 66 Horum nihil cum satisfaciat ( says ...
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A Comparative Estimate of the Mineral and Mosaical Geologies, Zväzok 2 Granville Penn Úplné zobrazenie - 1825 |
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action ancient animals antediluvian appears Arabian camel argument Armenia authority basin bodies calcareous camel cause cave caverns cavities coal conclusion containing creation Cuvier D'AUBUISSON deluge deposited diluvial diluvium divine Durfort earth effects elephants entirely epocha evidence exist extinct exuvia fact fissures fluid formation formed former fossil fractured fresh-water globe granite gypsum hippopotamus human bones hyænas hyanas hypothesis Ibid indurated inhabited inundation Kirkdale Kirkdale cave Kösritz land latitudes latter limestone marine mass mastodon mineral geology Mosaical geology Mosaical record mountains naturalists nature Noah observes ocean operation origin Ossemens perceive period perished phenomena philosophical physical Prél present primitive sea principle produced Professor Buckland quadrupeds question race reason Reliq Reliquiæ Diluvianæ remains rendered respect revolution rhinoceros rivers rocks says sea-bed secondary shells shew soils species stalagmite strata substance summits suppose surface terrestrial terrestrial animals testimony tion valleys vast vegetable volcanic waters whilst
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Strana 8 - And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth ; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
Strana 238 - And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden ; and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food ; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Strana 214 - As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee...
Strana 246 - All these things being considered, it seems probable to me that God in the beginning formed matter in solid, massy, hard, impenetrable, moveable particles, of such sizes and figures, and with such other properties and in such proportion to space as most conduced to the end for which he formed them...
Strana 18 - And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.
Strana 181 - The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits. All the rivers run into the sea ; yet the sea is not full ; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
Strana 212 - And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee ; they shall be male and female.
Strana 130 - They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
Strana 19 - And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.
Strana 341 - I have stated, that the total quantity of animal matter that lies within this cavern cannot be computed at less than 5000 cubic feet. Now, allowing two cubic feet of dust and bones for each individual...