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" They appear to me only resolvable on the supposition that crystalline or polar forces acted upon the whole mass simultaneously in one direction and with adequate force. "
Notices of the Proceedings - Page 294
by Royal Institution of Great Britain - 1858
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Principles of Geology: Being an Inquiry how Far the Former Changes ..., Volume 4

Sir Charles Lyell - 1835 - 482 pages
...parts, no contraction in dimensions in passing to a solid state, can explain such phenomena as these. They appear to me only resolvable on the supposition that crystalline or polar forces acted on the whole mass simultaneously, in given directions, and with adequate power. " There is at first...
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Outlines of Geology: Intended as a Popular Treatise on the Most Interesting ...

John Lee Comstock - 1836 - 396 pages
...parts, no contraction in dimensions in passing to a solid slate can explain such phenomena as these. They appear to me only resolvable on the supposition, that crystalline, or polar forces acted on the whole mass simultaneously in given directions, and with adequate power." li COAL. There is no...
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Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Volume 116

Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain) - 1894 - 556 pages
...endeavoured to explain the difficulties presented by this curious phenomenon as follows : " They appear to be only resolvable on the supposition that crystalline...simultaneously in one direction and with adequate force. Crystalline forces have rearranged whole mountain masses, producing a beautiful crystalline cleavage...
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Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Volume 116

Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain) - 1894 - 560 pages
...or polar forces acted upon the whole mass simultaneously in one direction and with adequate force. Crystalline forces have rearranged whole mountain...crystalline cleavage passing; alike through all the strata." 1 Tyndall shows this theory to be erroneous. By a series of well-devised experiments he produced perfect...
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Madras Journal of Literature and Science, Volume 9

1839 - 586 pages
...no retreat of parts in passing from a fluid to a solid state, can explain such phenomena as these. They appear to me only resolvable, on the supposition, that crystalline or polar forces acted on the whole mass simultaneously, in given directions, and with a definite power." Similar appearances...
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Outlines of Geology: Intended as a Popular Treatise on the Most Interesting ...

John Lee Comstock - 1841 - 398 pages
...parts, no contraction in dimensions, in passing to a solid slate, can explain such phenomena as these. They appear to me only resolvable on the supposition, that crystalline, or polar forces, acted on the whole mass simultaneously, in giving directions, and with adequate power." COAL. There is no...
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Calcutta Journal of Natural History, and Miscellany of the Arts ..., Volume 5

1845 - 678 pages
...parts, no contraction in dimensions, in passing to a solid state, can explain such phenomena as these. They appear to me only resolvable on the supposition that crystalline or polar forces acted on the whole mass in given directions and with adequate power." In the Geological Report of Cornwall...
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The Gallery of Nature: A Pictorial and Descriptive Tour Through Creation

Thomas Milner - 1848 - 892 pages
...parts, no contraction of dimensions, in passing to a solid state, can explain phenomena such as these. They appear to me only resolvable, on the supposition that crystalline or polar forces acted on the whole mass simultaneously, in given directions, and with adequate power. It is not, however,...
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Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Volume 15

1856 - 632 pages
...parts, no contraction in dimensions, in passing to a solid state, can explain such phenomena as these. They appear to me only resolvable, on the supposition, that crystalline, or polar forces acted on the whole mass, in given directions and with adequate power." Such were the admirable observations...
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The Cambrian Journal, Volume 3

1860 - 394 pages
...the problem which we have now to consider is, ' by what cause has this cleavage been produced 1' " In an able and elaborate essay on this subject in...place : ' Crystalline forces have re-arranged whole mountain-masses, producing a beautiful crystalline cleavage, passing alike through all the strata.'...
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