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beyond its present termination ; and further , that its actual surface of to - day is a
thousand feet and more beneath its ancient level . ” With regard to the Aar valley ,
the glaciers of which are taken as type - forms in relation to this inquiry , our ...
beyond its present termination ; and further , that its actual surface of to - day is a
thousand feet and more beneath its ancient level . ” With regard to the Aar valley ,
the glaciers of which are taken as type - forms in relation to this inquiry , our ...
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... as described by Dr . Joseph Hooker , descended 5000 feet below their present
levels , the older moraines being in one instance only 9000 feet above the sea ,
whereas the present end of the glacier lies at a height of 14 , 000 feet . Another ...
... as described by Dr . Joseph Hooker , descended 5000 feet below their present
levels , the older moraines being in one instance only 9000 feet above the sea ,
whereas the present end of the glacier lies at a height of 14 , 000 feet . Another ...
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We thus gain ultimately a roadway , -a ladder by which even a child may , almost
without knowing it , ascend to the suminit of truth , and obtain that immensely
wide and extensive view which is spread below the feet of ihe astonished be ...
We thus gain ultimately a roadway , -a ladder by which even a child may , almost
without knowing it , ascend to the suminit of truth , and obtain that immensely
wide and extensive view which is spread below the feet of ihe astonished be ...
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... with an expanse of wing of twenty feet , exemplify the Prerodactyles proper .
The oldest well - known Pterodactyle is the Dimorphodon macronyx of the lower
lias ; but bones of Pterodactyle have been discovered in coeval lias of
Wirtemberg .
... with an expanse of wing of twenty feet , exemplify the Prerodactyles proper .
The oldest well - known Pterodactyle is the Dimorphodon macronyx of the lower
lias ; but bones of Pterodactyle have been discovered in coeval lias of
Wirtemberg .
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... feet long , was discovered in the upper chalk of St. Peter's Mount . Dear
Maestricht , in 1780. This species , under the name Mosasaurus , is well known
by the descriptions of Cuvier . Allied species have been found in the cretaceous
strata of ...
... feet long , was discovered in the upper chalk of St. Peter's Mount . Dear
Maestricht , in 1780. This species , under the name Mosasaurus , is well known
by the descriptions of Cuvier . Allied species have been found in the cretaceous
strata of ...
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Page 119 - Refrain from: these men* and let them alone : for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought : But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it...
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Page 66 - To give a stronger impulse and a more systematic direction to scientific inquiry, — to promote the intercourse of those who cultivate Science in different parts of the British Empire, with one another, and with foreign philosophers, — to obtain a more general attention to the objects of Science, and a removal of any disadvantages of a public kind which impede its progress.
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Page 192 - A sight most horrible and disgusting broke upon us as we ascended a sand dune overhanging the little dell in which the pound was built. Within a circular fence 120 feet broad, constructed of the trunks of trees, laced with withes together, and braced by outside supports, lay tossed in every conceivable position over two hundred dead buffalo. From old bulls to calves of three months old, animals of every age were huddled together in all the forced attitudes of violent death.
Page 119 - ... been led to the conclusion that those powers of nature which give rise to races and permanent varieties in animals and plants, are the same as those which in much longer periods produce species, and in a still longer series of ages give rise to differences of generic rank. He appears to me to have succeeded by his investigations and reasonings in throwing a flood of light on many classes of phenomena connected with the affinities, geographical distribution, and geological succession of organic...
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Page 193 - ... climb to the top of the fence, and, with the hunters who have followed closely in the rear of the buffalo, spear or shoot with bows and arrows or fire-arms at the bewildered animals, rapidly becoming frantic with rage and terror, within the narrow limits of the pound.