... become extinct. Five successive races of plants, and four successive races of animals, appear to have been created and swept away by the physical revolutions of the globe, before the system of things became so permanent as to fit the world for man.... Lectures on Popular Education ... - Page 15by George Combe - 1839 - 141 pagesFull view - About this book
| Sir Humphry Davy - 1830 - 330 pages
...of animals, such as now people the globe, are found with others belonging to extinct species. But, in none of these formations, whether called secondary, tertiary or diluvial, have the remains of man or any of his works been discovered. It is, I think, impossible to consider the organic... | |
| 1830 - 466 pages
...of animals, such as now people the globe, are found, with others belonging to extinct species. But in none of these formations, whether called Secondary, Tertiary, or Diluvial, have the remains of man, or any of his works, been found. It is, I think, impossible to consider the organic... | |
| 1830 - 440 pages
...of animals, such as now people the globe, are found, with others belonging to extinct species. But in none of these formations, whether called Secondary, Tertiary, or Diluvial, have the remains of man, or any of his works, been found. It is, I think, impossible to consider the organic... | |
| 1837 - 352 pages
...races of plants, and four successive races of animals, appear to have been created and swept away by physical revolutions of the globe, before the system...any .of his works been discovered. At last man was formed ; and since that period there has been little alteration in the physical circumstances of the... | |
| Thomas Goyder - 1838 - 678 pages
...became its inhabitants, some of which have now become extinct. Five successive races of plants, and four of animals, appear to have been created and swept...little alteration in the physical circumstances of our globe." * * See a work entitled, "Consolations in Travel; or, The Last Days of a Philosopher,"... | |
| George Combe - 1841 - 140 pages
...created and swept away hy the physical revolutions of the glohe, hefore the system of things hecame so permanent as to fit the world for man. In none...have the fossil remains of man, or any of his works, heen discovered. At last, • The description in the text is «tracted chiefly from " The LMt Days... | |
| C. B. - 1853 - 400 pages
...of animals, such as now people the globe, are found, with others belonging to extinct species. But in none of these formations, whether called secondary, tertiary, or diluvial, have the remains of man, or any of his works, been discovered ; and whoever dwells upon the subject must be... | |
| Sir Charles Lyell - 1872 - 714 pages
...remains of animals such as now people the globe are found, with others belonging to extinct species. But, in none of these formations, whether called secondary, tertiary, or diluvial, have the remains of man, or any of his works, been discovered ; and whoever dwells upon this subject must be... | |
| Edward Madeley, Edward Madeley (Jr.) - 1883 - 768 pages
...became its inhabitants, some of which have now become extinct. Five successive races of plants and four of animals, appear to have been created and swept...little alteration in the physical circumstances of our globe." * Connection between the Creator and his Works. In the orderly progression of creation,... | |
| George Combe - 1888 - 494 pages
...oviparous reptiles appear to have been created to inhabit it; and the turtle, crocodile, and variouf gigantic animals of the Saurian (lizard) kind seem...the fossil remains of man, or any of his works, been aiscovered. At last, man was created, and since that period there hai been little alteration in the... | |
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