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" The mind seemed to grow giddy by looking so far into the abyss of time ; and while we listened with, earnestness and admiration to the philosopher who was now unfolding to us the order and series of these wonderful events, we became sensible how much... "
The Works of John Playfair ...: With a Memoir of the Author ... - Page 81
by John Playfair - 1822
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Crowded with Genius: Edinburgh, 1745-1789

James Buchan - 2009 - 468 pages
...which separated their formation, had we actually seen them emerging from the bottom of the deep? ... The mind seemed to grow giddy by looking so far into...reason may sometimes go than imagination can venture to follow.69 As Playfair wrote, the implications of Mutton's geological discoveries 'were matter, not...
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The Earth Around Us: Maintaining A Livable Planet

Jill Schneiderman - 2008 - 482 pages
...the globe. Revolutions still more remote appeared in the distance of this extraordinary perspective. The mind seemed to grow giddy by looking so far into the abyss of time. Hutton had told the Royal Society that it was his purpose to "form some estimate with regard to the...
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Ages in Chaos: James Hutton and the Discovery of Deep Time

Stephen Baxter - 2004 - 264 pages
...the globe. Revolutions still more remote appeared in the distance of this extraordinary perspective. The mind seemed to grow giddy by looking so far into...sometimes go than imagination can venture to follow. Hutton had at last taught himself to read God's books, and the stories he could tell were wonderful...
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Devil in the Mountain: A Search for the Origin of the Andes

Simon Lamb - 2004 - 356 pages
...formation Revolutions still more remote appeared in the distance of this extraordinary perspective. The mind seemed to grow giddy by looking so far into the abyss of time." Playfair's moment of giddiness marks an important step forward in our understanding of the origin of...
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The Scientific Literature: A Guided Tour

Joseph E. Harmon, Alan G. Gross - 2007 - 353 pages
...the globe. Revolutions still more remote appeared in the distance of this extraordinary perspective. The mind seemed to grow giddy by looking so far into...with earnestness and admiration to the philosopher [Hutton] who was now unfolding to us the order and series of these wonderful events, we became sensible...
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The Discovery of Evolution

David Young - 2007 - 12 pages
...of events made it plain what a vast length of time must have been involved. As Playfair commented, 'The mind seemed to grow giddy by looking so far into the abyss of time.' When Hutton's views were published, they added fresh controversy to the debates about the history of...
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Transactions of the Edinburgh Geological Society, Volume 5

1888 - 634 pages
...the globe. Revolutions still more remote appeared in the distance of this extraordinary perspective. The mind seemed to grow giddy by looking so far into...sometimes go than imagination can venture to follow." In the summer of the same year (1788) Hutton made another geological tour. This was to the Isle of...
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