 | Victor Schmidt, William Harbert - 2003 - 448 lehte
...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; and while we listened with earnestness and admiration to the philosopher who was now unfolding to us the... | |
 | Jill Schneiderman - 2008 - 482 lehte
...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... | |
 | Stephen Baxter - 2004 - 264 lehte
...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; and while we listened with earnestness and admiration to the philosopher who was now unfolding to us the... | |
 | Simon Lamb - 2004 - 356 lehte
...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... | |
 | Joseph E. Harmon, Alan G. Gross - 2007 - 353 lehte
...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; and while we listened with earnestness and admiration to the philosopher [Hutton] who was now unfolding... | |
 | David Young - 2007 - 12 lehte
...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... | |
 | 1888 - 634 lehte
...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 ; and while we listened with earnestness and admiration to the philosopher who was now unfolding to us the... | |
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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... 
