Geology and Geologists; Or, Visions of Philosophers in the 19th CenturyBoD – Books on Demand, 19 Mar 2024 - 92 sayfa Reprint of the original, first published in 1843. |
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THE GEOLOGICAL PROTEUS | 1 |
REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM | 7 |
NEPTUNISTS | 13 |
NEBULARISTS | 21 |
FOSSIL REMAINS | 29 |
The Value of the Mosaic Account | 62 |
Modern Philosophy versus a Moral Government and the Miracles | 79 |
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