The Wonders of Geology; Or, A Familiar Exposition of Geological Phenomena; Being the Substance of a Course of Lectures Delivered at Brighton, Volum 1Relfe and Fletcher, 1839 |
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Side 22
... considerable elevations . 20. NEBULAR THEORY OF THE UNIVERSE.- Astronomy instructs us that in the original con- dition of the solar system the sun was the nucleus of a nebulosity , or luminous , mass , which revolved on its axis , and ...
... considerable elevations . 20. NEBULAR THEORY OF THE UNIVERSE.- Astronomy instructs us that in the original con- dition of the solar system the sun was the nucleus of a nebulosity , or luminous , mass , which revolved on its axis , and ...
Side 42
... considerably at different periods of the year ; in the rainy season the rivers are overflowing , and the waters remark- ably turbid : the depositions , therefore , must be much greater at those periods than in the summer months , when ...
... considerably at different periods of the year ; in the rainy season the rivers are overflowing , and the waters remark- ably turbid : the depositions , therefore , must be much greater at those periods than in the summer months , when ...
Side 43
... considerably , but the average thickness is little more than a quarter of an inch . * Where a river terminates in an extensive estuary , the sea throws over the layer of mud brought down by the river , a covering of sand : and ...
... considerably , but the average thickness is little more than a quarter of an inch . * Where a river terminates in an extensive estuary , the sea throws over the layer of mud brought down by the river , a covering of sand : and ...
Side 60
... considerable number of the edifices of both ancient and modern Rome , are constructed of tra vertine , derived from the quarries of Ponte Luccano , which have clearly originated from a lake of the same kind . Pæstum is also built of ...
... considerable number of the edifices of both ancient and modern Rome , are constructed of tra vertine , derived from the quarries of Ponte Luccano , which have clearly originated from a lake of the same kind . Pæstum is also built of ...
Side 72
... considerable portion of the skeleton of a female is imbedded , is preserved in the British Museum , and has been described by Mr. Konig , in a highly interesting memoir in the Philosophical Transactions , of 1814 . The annexed ...
... considerable portion of the skeleton of a female is imbedded , is preserved in the British Museum , and has been described by Mr. Konig , in a highly interesting memoir in the Philosophical Transactions , of 1814 . The annexed ...
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The Wonders of Geology; Or, A Familiar Exposition of Geological ..., Volum 1 Gideon Algernon Mantell Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1840 |
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abound alluvial Alum Bay ammonites ancient animals appear Auvergne basalt beds belemnite belong bones breccia Brighton calcareous carbonic acid carnivora caverns chalk characters clay cliffs coast colour composed conglomerate contain corals crustacea Cuvier deposits discovered earth elephant elevation epoch existing extended extinct feet fishes fissures flint fluviatile formation fossil galt genera Geology globe granite gravel hills hippopotamus iguanodon imbedded incrusted inhabitants island Isle lakes lava layers lecture lignite lime limestone London London clay Lyell mammalia marine shells marl masses mastodon mountains Museum nature numerous observed occur ocean organic remains osseous Paris basin peculiar period phenomena plants portion present preserved quarries recent remarkable reptiles rhinoceros rivers rocks sandstone Shanklin sand shores silicious skeleton South-East of England species specimens stalactites stone strata structure substance surface Sussex teeth tertiary strata thickness Tilgate Forest tion trees valley vegetable volcanic wealden zoophytes
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Side 106 - Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee — Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what are they ? Thy waters wasted them while they were free, And many a tyrant since; their shores obey The stranger, slave, or savage; their decay Has dried up realms to deserts: not so thou; Unchangeable save to thy wild waves
Side xvi - To conclude therefore, let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety or an ill-applied moderation, think or maintain that a man can search too far or be too well studied in the book of God's word or in the book of God's works ; divinity or philosophy ; but rather let men endeavour an endless progress or proficience in both...
Side 177 - My heart is awed within me when I think Of the great miracle that still goes on, In silence, round me, — the perpetual work Of thy creation, finished, yet renewed Forever.
Side 255 - The castled crag of Drachenfels Frowns o'er the wide and winding Rhine, Whose breast of waters broadly swells Between the banks which bear the vine...
Side 1 - ... from analogy, but by the incontrovertible evidence of physical phenomena) that there were former conditions of our planet, separated from each other by vast intervals of time, during which man, and the other creatures of his own date, had not been called into being.
Side 47 - Far down, and shining through their stillness lies ! Thou hast the starry gems, the burning gold, Won from ten thousand royal argosies. Sweep o'er thy spoils, thou wild and wrathful main ! Earth claims not these again.
Side 47 - Yet more, the Depths have more ! — What wealth untold Far down, and shining through their stillness lies ! Thou hast the starry gems, the burning gold, Won from ten thousand royal Argosies.
Side 93 - On Lough Neagh's bank, as the fisherman strays, When the clear cold eve's declining, He sees the round towers of other days In the wave beneath him shining...
Side 1 - ... was framed,' may have consisted of the wrecks and relics of more ancient worlds, created and destroyed by the same Almighty Power which called our world into being, and will one day cause it to pass away...
Side 27 - ... the earth. The fall of meteoric stones is much more frequent than is generally believed. Hardly a year passes without some instances occurring ; and, if it be considered that only a small part of the earth is inhabited, it may be presumed that numbers fall in the ocean, or on the uninhabited part of the land, unseen by man.