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... thousands of feet below the surface of the earth . Hence we must remove backwards the period of creation before the deposition of the sedimentary rocks ; and still further , before the compounding of granitic rocks , which owe their ...
... thousands of feet below the surface of the earth . Hence we must remove backwards the period of creation before the deposition of the sedimentary rocks ; and still further , before the compounding of granitic rocks , which owe their ...
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... thousands of times hotter than red hot iron . The earth and planets were once similar globes , all indicating a much higher temperature than now ; thus pointing to a gaseous origin . Hence , Laplace supposed that all the bodies in the ...
... thousands of times hotter than red hot iron . The earth and planets were once similar globes , all indicating a much higher temperature than now ; thus pointing to a gaseous origin . Hence , Laplace supposed that all the bodies in the ...
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... thousand miles in diameter . Mercury , the nearest planet to the Sun , is a solid body , having a day of twenty - four hours , and a year of eighty - eight days . Spots have been seen on the surface of Mercury , and mountains several ...
... thousand miles in diameter . Mercury , the nearest planet to the Sun , is a solid body , having a day of twenty - four hours , and a year of eighty - eight days . Spots have been seen on the surface of Mercury , and mountains several ...
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... thousand times its former size . It has been shown by philosophers that every one of the sixty - five elements of which the globe is composed may be changed into a gaseous state by adding a sufficient quantity of heat . Add sufficient ...
... thousand times its former size . It has been shown by philosophers that every one of the sixty - five elements of which the globe is composed may be changed into a gaseous state by adding a sufficient quantity of heat . Add sufficient ...
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... thousands of years for future employment in the service of man . " " * One of the principal ingredients of plants is carbon , then ; yet carbon is also a principal ingredient of the soil . It is remarkable that out of the same material ...
... thousands of years for future employment in the service of man . " " * One of the principal ingredients of plants is carbon , then ; yet carbon is also a principal ingredient of the soil . It is remarkable that out of the same material ...
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