The Harmonies of Nature; Or, The Unity of CreationLongmans, Green, and Company, 1866 - 406 páginas |
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... present century , the fixed stars , our sun among the rest , were still supposed to be immovable , since , as far as our astronomical annals reach , no change has ever been observed in their mutual positions ; but the wonderful ...
... present century , the fixed stars , our sun among the rest , were still supposed to be immovable , since , as far as our astronomical annals reach , no change has ever been observed in their mutual positions ; but the wonderful ...
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... present condition , but they prove at the same time how perfect the laws must be , which during such vast periods have constantly maintained its uniformity . TRANSPARENCY OF THE AIR . 19 It is a highly 18 THE HARMONIES OF NATURE .
... present condition , but they prove at the same time how perfect the laws must be , which during such vast periods have constantly maintained its uniformity . TRANSPARENCY OF THE AIR . 19 It is a highly 18 THE HARMONIES OF NATURE .
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... present dry land bears everywhere the traces that it once rested in the bosom of the waters , and how many continents and islands may they not have swallowed in the course of unnumbered cen- turies , how often may they not have changed ...
... present dry land bears everywhere the traces that it once rested in the bosom of the waters , and how many continents and islands may they not have swallowed in the course of unnumbered cen- turies , how often may they not have changed ...
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... present form , have at the same time furnished it with the necessary filters , drains , conduits , and cisterns , for the supply of the sources , brooks , and rivers that run along its surface . The geological convulsions of the globe ...
... present form , have at the same time furnished it with the necessary filters , drains , conduits , and cisterns , for the supply of the sources , brooks , and rivers that run along its surface . The geological convulsions of the globe ...
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... present configura- tion of its continents and seas . Thus we know that since immemorial ages water and fire , these two hostile elements , have been constantly engaged in modelling and remodelling its surface ; each striving for the ...
... present configura- tion of its continents and seas . Thus we know that since immemorial ages water and fire , these two hostile elements , have been constantly engaged in modelling and remodelling its surface ; each striving for the ...
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