 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1835 - 468 pages
...as follows : — " The waters of the sea have produced the mountains and valleys of the land — the waters of the heavens, reducing all to a level, will...creation, both as to order of time and matter of fact; and I abandon every thing in my book respecting the formation of the earth, and, generally, all which may... | |
 | sir Charles Lyell (bart.) - 1835 - 440 pages
...Declaration," he was required to publish it in his next work. The document begins with these words;—"I declare that I had no intention to contradict the...creation, both as to order of time and matter of fact; and I abandon every thing in my book respecting the formation of the earth, and, generally, all which may... | |
 | John Lee Comstock - 1836 - 396 pages
...declaration begins thus. " I declare, that I had no intention of contradicting the text of the Scriptures;— that I believe most firmly all therein related about the creation, both as to the order of time and matter of fact; and I abandon every thing in my book respecting the formation... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1840 - 506 pages
...as follows : — " The waters of the sea have produced the mountains and valleys of the land — the waters of the heavens, reducing all to a level, will...; and / abandon every thing in my book respecting t/ie formation of the earth, and, generally, all which may be contrary to the narration of Moses."... | |
 | John Lee Comstock - 1841 - 398 pages
...begins thus. " I declare, that I had no intention of contradicting the text of the Scriptures ; — that I believe most firmly all therein related about the creation, both as to the order of time and matter of fact ; and I abandon every thing in my book respecting the formation... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1842 - 488 pages
...successively prevailing over the land, will leave dry new continents like those which we inhabit." Bullou was invited by the College, in very courteous terms,...both as to order of time and matter of fact ; and I abandon every thing in my book respecting the formation of the earth, and, generally, all which may... | |
 | Robert Cox - 1853 - 744 pages
...over the laud, will leave dry new continents like those which we inhabit." It is as follows : — " I declare that I had no intention to contradict the...both as to order of time and matter of fact ; and I abandon everything in my book respecting the formation of the earth, and, generally, all which may... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1854 - 870 pages
...Buffon was invited by the College, in very courteous terms, to send in an explanation, or rather :i recantation of his unorthodox opinions. To this he...; and / abandon every thing in my book respecting lite foundation of the earth, and, generally, all which may be contrary to the narration of Moses."*... | |
 | George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - 1859 - 1008 pages
...written contrary to the narration of Moses with a declaration of belief of all contained in the Scripture about the creation, both as to order of time and matter of fact.— -Geology did not begin to assume the rank of an important science until its application to the practical... | |
 | American cyclopaedia - 1860 - 806 pages
...written contrary to the narration of Moses with a declaration of belief of all contained in the Scripture about the creation, both as to order of time and matter of fact. — Geology did not begin to assume the rank of an important science until its application to the practical... | |
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I declare that I had no intention to contradict the text of Scripture ; that I believe most firmly all therein related about the creation, both as to order of time and matter of fact ; I abandon everything in my book respecting the formation of the earth,... 
