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" ... in the planetary motions, where geometry has carried the eye so far both into the future and the past, we discover no mark, either of the commencement or the termination of the present order. "
Principles of Geology: Being an Attempt to Explain the Former Changes of the ... - Page 68
by Sir Charles Lyell - 1832
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Works, with a memoir of the author, Volume 4

John Playfait - 1822 - 550 pages
...species of animals and vegetables that inhabit the earth, we discern neither a beginning nor an end ; and in the planetary motions, where geometry has carried...unreasonable, indeed, to suppose that such marks should any where exist. The Author of nature has not given laws to the universe, which, like the institutions...
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The Works of John Playfair ...: With a Memoir of the Author ...

John Playfair - 1822 - 552 pages
...species of animals and vegetables that inhabit the earth, we discern neither a beginning nor an end; and in the planetary motions, where geometry has carried...unreasonable, indeed, to suppose that such marks should any where exist. The Author of nature has not given laws to the universe, which, like the institutions...
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Works, with a memoir of the author, Volume 1

John Playfait - 1822 - 668 pages
...of animals and vegetables that inhabit the earth, we discern neither a beginning nor an end ; and, in the planetary motions, where geometry has carried...we discover no mark, either of the commencement or the termination of the present order. | It is unreasonable, indeed, to suppose, that such marks should...
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The Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and Art, Volume 27

1829 - 488 pages
...of animals and vegetables that inhabit the earth, we . discern neither a beginning nor an end ; and in the planetary motions, where geometry has carried the eye so far both into the future and past, we discover no mark either of the commencement or of the termination of the present order. It...
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A New System of Geology, in which the Great Revolutions of the Earth and ...

Andrew Ure - 1829 - 704 pages
...species of animals and vegetables that inhabit the earth, we discern neither a beginning nor an end; and in the planetary motions, where geometry has carried...into the future and the past, we discover no mark cither of the commencement or of the termination of the present order. It is unreasonable indeed, to...
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The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal: Exhibiting a View of the ..., Volume 11

1831 - 448 pages
...species of animals and vegetables that inhabit the earth, we discern neither a beginning nor end ; and in the planetary motions where geometry has carried...we discover no mark either of the commencement or terinitiation of the present order. It is unreasonable, indeed, to suppose that such marks should any...
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Principles of Geology: Being an Inquiry how for the Former Changes ..., Volume 1

Sir Charles Lyell - 1835 - 468 pages
...region, which had for ages been at rest, became in its turn the grand theatre of action. Playfair's illustrations of Hutton. — Although Hutton's knowledge...unreasonable, indeed, to suppose that such marks should any where exist. The Author of Nature has not given laws to the universe, which, like the institutions...
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Principles of geology, Volume 1

sir Charles Lyell (bart.) - 1835 - 440 pages
...transporting power which the waves of the ocean might exert on land during its emergence. Although Button's knowledge of mineralogy and chemistry was considerable,...unreasonable, indeed, to suppose that such marks should any where exist. The Author of Nature has not given laws to the universe, which. like the institutions...
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Lives of eminent and illustrious Englishmen, ed. by G. G. Cunningham, Volume 10

Englishmen - 1836 - 260 pages
...species of animals and vegetables that inhabit the earth, we discern neither a beginning nor an end ; and in the planetary motions, where geometry has carried...into the future and the past, we discover no mark, cither of the commencement or the termination of the present order. It is unreasonable, indeed, to...
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Lives of eminent and illustrious Englishmen, ed. by G. G. Cunningham, Volume 6

Englishmen - 1837 - 530 pages
...species of animals and vegetables that inhabit the earth, we discern neither a beginning nor an end ; and in the planetary motions, where geometry has carried...we discover no mark, either of the commencement or the termination of the present order. It is unreasonable, indeed, to suppose, that such marks should...
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