| William Phillips - 1816 - 222 pages
...extent, in situation, or in both. The traces of revolutions become still more apparent and decisive if we ascend a little higher, and approach nearer to the foot of great chains of mountains; still many beds of shells are found, some even larger and more solid, quite... | |
| H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - 1818 - 500 pages
...apparent and decisive when we ascend a little mgher, and approach nearer to the foot of the great chains of mountains. There are still found many beds of shells...some of these are even larger and more solid ; the shells are quite as numerous and as entirely preserved ; but they are not of the same species with... | |
| 1827 - 304 pages
...result of the very first search, and of the most superficial examination. The traces of revolutions become still more apparent and decisive, when we ascend...higher, and approach nearer to the foot of the great chains. There are still found many beds of shells ; some of these are even thicker and more solid ;... | |
| Georges baron Cuvier - 1827 - 622 pages
...and decisive, when we ascend a little higher, and approach nearer to the foot of the great chains. There are still found many beds of shells; some of these are even thicker and more solid; the shells are quite as numerous, and as well preserved, but they are no longer... | |
| 1829 - 838 pages
...the shells are so numerous as to constitute the entire body of the stratum. The traces of revolutions become still more apparent and decisive when we ascend a little higher, and approach to the feet of the great chains of mountains. There arc still found many beds of shells ; some of thes.-... | |
| Georges Louis Le Clerc (comte de Buffon.) - 1831 - 462 pages
...the sea has undergone some change, either in extent, situation, or both. " The traces of revolutions become still more apparent and decisive when we ascend...some of these are even larger and more solid; the shells are quite as numerous, and as entirely preserved; but they are not of the same species with... | |
| Andrew Ure - 1831 - 980 pages
...the sea has undergone some change, either in extent, situation, or both. The traces of revolutions become still more apparent and decisive when we ascend...some of these are even larger and more solid ; the shells are quite as numerous, and as entirely preserved ; but they are not of the same species with... | |
| Leigh Hunt - 1834 - 680 pages
...result of the very first search, and of the most superficial examination. The traces of revolutions become still more apparent and decisive when we ascend...higher, and approach nearer to the foot of the great chains of mountains. There are still found many beds of shells ; eome of these are even larger and... | |
| Guillaume Monod - 1838 - 244 pages
...monte au ciel tu y es ! si je descends dans l'enfer (1), tu y es aussi!] "The traces of revolutions become still more apparent and decisive when we ascend...higher, and approach nearer to the foot of the great chains of mountains. There are still fouiid many beds of .shells ; some of these are even larger and... | |
| Alexander Campbell, Charles Louis Loos - 1839 - 616 pages
...result of the very first search, and of themosi superficial examination.''1 "The traces of revolutions become still more apparent and decisive when we ascend...higher, and approach nearer to the foot of the great chains. There are still found many bedsxil shells; some of these are even thicker and more solid; the... | |
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