The age of the earth was thus increased from a mere score of millions [of years] to a thousand millions and more, and the geologist who had before been bankrupt in time now found himself suddenly transformed into a capitalist… — William Johnson Sollas Copy Share Image
If catastrophic geology had at times pushed Nature to almost indecent extremes of haste, uniformitarian geology, on the other hand, had erred in the opposite direction, and pictured Nature when she was 'young and wantoned [sic] in her prime', as… — William Johnson Sollas Copy Share Image
The age of the earth was thus increased from a mere score of millions [of years] to a thousand millions and more, and the… — William Johnson Sollas Copy Share Image
If catastrophic geology had at times pushed Nature to almost indecent extremes of haste, uniformitarian geology, on the other hand, had erred in the… — William Johnson Sollas Copy Share Image
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