Earth Mysteries

Theory of the Earth: Theory of the Earth [1788]: Part IV....

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Theory of the Earth, by James Hutton, [1788 and 1795] PHILOSOPHERS observing an apparent disorder and confusion in the solid parts of this globe, have been led to conclude, that there formerly existed a more regular and uniform state, in the constitution of this earth; that there had happened some destructive change; and that the original structure of the earth had been broken and disturbed by some violent operation, whether natural, or from a supernatural cause. Now, all these appearances…

Theory of the Earth: Theory of the Earth [1788]: Part IV....

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