Key to the Geology of the Globe: An Essay, Designed to Show that the Present Geographical, Hydrographical, and Geological Structures, Observed on the Earth's Crust, Were the Result of Forces Acting According to Fixed, Demonstrable Laws, Analogous to Those Governing the Development of Organic BodiesStevenson & Owen, 1857 - 256 páginas |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Key to the Geology of the Globe: An Essay, Designed to Show That the Present ... Richard Owen Sin vista previa disponible - 2019 |
Términos y frases comunes
abundant acid Africa albumen analogy animal antarctic circle arctic axis Behring's Straits blood body brain carbon carbonic acid cells central centre chapter chiefly circle coal coast consolidation continents deficiency deposits dermal Diagram dicotyledonous diet diseases early earth earth's crust ecliptic electrical endeavor endoskeleton energy equator especially facts fibrin force formative fluid fossil furnished gene Rocks geological formations geological periods globe gradually heat Hypogene Ibid igneous indicated inorganic Island land later laws layer magnetic Magnetic North Pole mammalia materials membrane mental Mesozoic mineral mollusks Mountains nature nervous north pole northern nourishment nucleus nutrition observed organs ovule ovum oxygen Paleozoic peculiar perhaps Physical Geography placenta plane plants portion present probably produced races readily regarding region rendered rocks Secondary serous Silurian similar South America southern supposed surface terrestrial Tertiary tion tissue tropical upheaval Ural Mountains vascular vegetable world volcanic
Pasajes populares
Página 220 - Upon the whole, every circumstance concurs in proving, that mankind are not composed of species essentially different from each other; that, on the contrary, there was originally but one species...
Página 29 - A zone is a portion of the surface of a sphere included between two parallel planes. The circumferences of the...
Página 41 - ... with the question of the right of masters over them ; I think it must be conceded that the precepts of the Gospel in no manner countenance, but are entirely opposed to, the institution of domestic slavery. Before closing this part of the subject, it may be proper to consider the question, what is the duty of masters and slaves, under a condition of society in which slavery now exists '? I. As to masters. If the system be wrong, as we have endeavored to show, if it be at variance with our duty...
Página 237 - But as they reached its shore, The Almighty's breath spoke out in death, And the ammonite lived no more ! So the nautilus now, in its shelly prow, As over the deep it strays, Still seems to seek, in bay and creek, Its companion of other days. And alike do we, on life's stormy sea, As we roam from shore to shore, Thus, tempest-tost, seek the loved, the lost, But find them on earth no more...
Página 237 - They sailed all day through creek and bay, And traversed the ocean deep ; And at night they sank on a coral bank, In its fairy bowers to sleep. And the monsters vast of ages past They beheld in their ocean caves ; They saw them ride in their power and pride, And sink in their deep-sea graves.
Página 236 - I have taken the liberty to change slightly: — *The nautilus and the ammonite Were launched in storm and strife; Each sent to float, in its tiny boat, On the wide, wild sea of life.
Página 237 - Thus, tempest-tost, seek the loved, the lost, But find them on earth no more Yet the hope, how sweet again to meet, As we look to a distant strand ; Where heart meets heart, and no more they part, Who meet in that better land.
Página 219 - The real natives of the country are of a very brown olive color, well made and active ; and though they have little hair, even upon their eyebrows, yet upon their head their hair is long and very black. In surveying the different appearances which the human form assumes in the different regions of the earth, the most striking circumstance is that of color. This circumstance has been attributed to various causes; but experience justifies us in affirming, that of this the principal cause is the heat...
Página 103 - Herbert has lately recorded the following experiment:—" I raised from the natural seed of one umbel of a highly-manured red cowslip, a primrose, a cowslip, oxlips of the usual and other colours, a black polyanthus, a hose-in-hose cowslip, and a natural primrose bearing its flower on a polyanthus stalk. From the seed of that very hose-in-hose cowslip I have since raised a hose-in-hose primrose. I therefore consider all these to be only local varieties depending upon soil and situation...
Página 103 - The crab has been transformed into the apple; the sloe into the plum, flowers have changed their colour and become double, and these new characters can be perpetuated by seed, — a bitter plant with wavy sea-green leaves has been taken from the sea-side where it grew like wild charlock, has been transplanted into the garden, lost its saltness. and has been metamorphosed into two distinct vegetables as unlike each other as is each to the parent plant — the red cabbage and the cauliflower.