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... less , even in the memory of man ; for every thing strives at a level . Rains falling on mountains wash down their asperities ; this matter bemuds the the rivers , and banks out the sea : rocks 36 A Dissertation on the.
... less , even in the memory of man ; for every thing strives at a level . Rains falling on mountains wash down their asperities ; this matter bemuds the the rivers , and banks out the sea : rocks 36 A Dissertation on the.
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... rocks , and often converted into stone ; nay , why inay not the fat of fish , joined with vegetable substances , form the bitumen . of coal ? We have experiments that warrant such a sug- gestion . Now , if ever the sea was dragged over ...
... rocks , and often converted into stone ; nay , why inay not the fat of fish , joined with vegetable substances , form the bitumen . of coal ? We have experiments that warrant such a sug- gestion . Now , if ever the sea was dragged over ...
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... rocks incline southerly ; on the opposite coast of France , they incline to the north . Is it not probable , that at the deluge , the horizontal stratum was broken be- tween these countries : and the ends falling lowest at the breach ...
... rocks incline southerly ; on the opposite coast of France , they incline to the north . Is it not probable , that at the deluge , the horizontal stratum was broken be- tween these countries : and the ends falling lowest at the breach ...
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Be- are surrounded by perpendicular rocks , that sink in that di- rection to an almost unfathomable depth in the sea . sides , how can we account for that similarity of manners , customs , colour , and even language , among the ...
Be- are surrounded by perpendicular rocks , that sink in that di- rection to an almost unfathomable depth in the sea . sides , how can we account for that similarity of manners , customs , colour , and even language , among the ...
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... rocks ; and I there distinguish , the other variable and more rare particulars , such as pipe- veins , flat - works , and in which of the limestone rocks or toadstones , & c . they occur ; ga- lena being found in toadstone between the ...
... rocks ; and I there distinguish , the other variable and more rare particulars , such as pipe- veins , flat - works , and in which of the limestone rocks or toadstones , & c . they occur ; ga- lena being found in toadstone between the ...
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