 | Science - 1851 - 406 pages
...Society of London:, on the 15th February 1850. By the President, Sir CHARLES LYELL, FRS, &c. &c. * GENTLEMEN, — It is now my duty, in accordance with...of our science, and to extend their application, by shewing, that should the same causes continue to act with unabated energy, for indefinite periods of... | |
 | Geology - 1851 - 438 pages
...Geological Society of London, on the \bth February 1850. By the President, Sir CHARLES LTELL, FRS, &c. &c. * GENTLEMEN, — It is now my duty, in accordance with...of our science, and to extend their application, by shewing, that should the same causes continue to act with unabated energy, for indefinite periods of... | |
 | Theology - 1854 - 888 pages
...however, that at least one distinguished geologist takes opposite views of this subject, and maintains " that the existing causes of change in the animate and inanimate world may be similar not only in kind, but in degree, to those wliich have prevailed during many successive... | |
 | Edward Hitchcock - Religion and science - 1857 - 446 pages
...subject, and maintains " that the existing causes of change in the animate and inanimate world may be similar, not only in kind, but in degree, to those...many successive modifications of the earth's crust." This is called the doctrine of uniformity, or non-progression. It is not intended by its able advocate... | |
 | Edward Hitchcock - Religion and science - 1857 - 446 pages
...however, that at least one distinguished geologist takes opposite views of this subject, and maintains " that the existing causes of change in the animate and inanimate world may be similar, not only in kind, but in degree, to those which have prevailed during many successive... | |
 | EDWARD HITCHCOCK - 1857 - 436 pages
...however, that at least one distinguished geologist takes opposite views of this subject, and maintains " that the existing causes of change in the animate and inanimate world may be similar, not only in kind, but in degree, to those which have prevailed during many successive... | |
 | American periodicals - 1859 - 864 pages
...epochs, both in regard to the animate and inanimate world. Or, to state it in his own words, he affirms that " the existing causes of change in the animate...inanimate world might be similar, not only in kind, but also in degree, to those which have prevailed during many successive modifications of the earth's crust."... | |
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Geology," the conviction at which I had then arrived, after devoting some time to observation in the field, and to the study of the works of earlier writers, that the existing causes of change in the animate and inanimate world might be similar, not only... 