 Davy, appears to have been a fluid mass, with an immense atmosphere, revolving in space round the sun. By its cooling, a portion of its atmosphere was probably condensed into water, which occupied a part of its surface. In this state, no forms of life,...  Lectures on Popular Education ... - Page 14by George Combe - 1839 - 141 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Sir Humphry Davy - 1830 - 330 pages
...that by its cooling, a portion of its atmosphere was condensed in water which occupied a part of the surface. In this state, no forms of life, such as now belong to our system, could have inhabited it; and, I suppose the crystalline rocks, or as they are called by geologists, the primary rocks, which... | |
 | 1830 - 466 pages
...that, by its cooling, a portion of its atmosphere was condensed in water, which occupied a part of the surface. In this state, no forms of life, such as now belong to our system, could have inhabited it ; and I suppose the crystalline rocks, or, as they are called by geologists, the primary rocks, which... | |
 | 1830 - 440 pages
...that, by its couling, a portion of its atmosphere was condensed in water, which occupied a part of the surface. In this state, no forms of life, such as now belong to our system, could have inhabited it ; and I suppose the crystalline rocks, or, as they are called by geologists, the primary rocks, which... | |
 | John Ayrton Paris - 1831 - 598 pages
...that by its cooling, a portion of its atmosphere was condensed in water which occupied a part of the surface. In this state, no forms of life, such as now belong to our system, could have inhabited it ; and I suppose the crystalline rocks, or, as they are called by geologists, the primary rocks, which... | |
 | John Ayrton Paris - 1831 - 582 pages
...that by its cooling, a portion of its atmosphere was condensed in water which occupied a part of the surface. In this state, no forms of life, such as now belong to our system, could have inhabited it ; and I suppose the crystalline rocks, or, as they are called by geologists, the primary rocks, 3 s... | |
 | 1834 - 498 pages
...that, by its cooling, a portion of its atmosphere was condensed in water which occupied a part of the surface. In this state, no forms of life, such as now belong to our system, could have inhabited it ; and, I suppose the crystalline rocks, or, as they are called by geologists, the primary rocks, which... | |
 | George Combe - 1835 - 440 pages
...to consider it, says Sir H. Davy,* appears to have been a fluid mass, with aniinmenile"^frWosphere revolving in space round the sun. By its cooling,...inhabited it. The crystalline rocks, or. as they are fmmm « nit - .- . -.-.wr.- ,-.-.•-• -',-*-~-,,iat called by geologists, the primary rocks, which... | |
 | George Combe - 1835 - 418 pages
...Sir H. Davy,* appears to have been a fluid mass, with an immense atmosphere revolving in space around the sun. By its cooling, a portion of its atmosphere...occupied a part of its surface. In this state no forms oi life, such as now belong to our system, could have inhabited it. The crystalline rocks, or, as they... | |
 | George Combe - 1836 - 128 pages
...appeared. The globe, in the first state in which the imagination can venture to consider it, says Sir H. Davy,* appears to have been a fluid mass, with an...our system, could have inhabited it. The crystalline focks, or, as they are called by geologists, the primary rocks, which contain no vestiges of a former... | |
 | 1837 - 352 pages
...appeared. The globe, in its first state in which the imagination can venture to consider it, says Sir H. Davy, appears to have been a fluid mass, with an immense...its surface. In this state, no forms of life such as belong to our system could have inhabited it. The crystaline rocks, or, as they are called by geologists,... | |
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