"Thus we conclude, that the strata both primary……" — John Playfair
"Thus we conclude, that the strata both primary and secondary, both those of ancient and those of more recent origin, have had their materials furnished from the ruins of former continents, from the dissolution of rocks, or the destruction of animal or vegetable bodies, similar, at least in some respects, to those that now occupy the surface of the earth."
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John Playfair
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7 Quotes by John Playfair
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Every river appears to consist of a main trunk, fed from a variety of branches, each running in a valley…
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The Author of nature has not given laws to the universe, which, like the institutions of men, carry in themselves…
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[To] explain the phenomena of the mineral kingdom ... systems are usually reduced to two classes, according as they refer…
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To trace the series of these revolutions, to explain their causes, and thus to connect together all the indications of…
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The mind seemed to grow giddy by looking so far into the abyss of time.
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