 | William Phillips - 1816 - 220 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 - 498 pages
...situation, or in both. Such is the 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 a little mgher, and approach nearer to the foot of the great chains of mountains. There are still found many... | |
 | Andrew Ure - 1821 - 500 pages
...the sea has undergone some change, either in extent, situation, or both. The traces of revolution« become still more apparent and decisive, when we ascend...some of these are even larger and more solid; the •hells are quite as numerous, and as entirely preserved; but they are not of the sume species with... | |
 | 1827 - 304 pages
...in situation. Such is the result of the very first search, and of the most superficial examination. The traces of revolutions become still more apparent...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... | |
 | Andrew Ure - 1828 - 872 pages
...reservoir containing the sea has undergone some change, either in extent, situation, or both. The truces of revolutions become still more apparent and decisive...numerous, and as entirely preserved ; but they are rot of the same species with those which were found in the less elevated regions. The strata which... | |
 | 1829 - 838 pages
...considerable height. Sometimes the shells are so numerous as to constitute the entire body of the stratum. The traces of revolutions become still more apparent...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.-... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1834 - 680 pages
...situation, or in both. Such is the result of the very first search, and of the most superficial examination. The traces of revolutions become still more apparent...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
...avec le Psalmiste : « Si je 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...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
...situation; such is the result of the very first search, and of themosi superficial examination.''1 "The traces of revolutions become still more apparent...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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The traces of revolutions become still more apparent and decisive when we ascend a little higher, 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... 
