ADANSON, Michael, the eminent na-
turalist, on the Baobab tree, 345.
Agassiz, Prof.; his hypothesis of an
ancient low temperature of the
northern hemisphere, 56. On the
fishes of the Old Red Sandstone, 324.
On the glaciers, 336. On the grada-
tions of fossil animal species, 399.
Agency, Divine, in intellectual great-
ness, 247.

American aborigines; their moulding
infants' skulls, 282.
Animalcules, fossil, 70, 327.
Animals; what kinds, provided for in

the ark, 114, 210, 215. Estimated
number of existing species, 115.
Annihilation of any thing, an un-
founded opinion, 161.

Antediluvian hypothesis, and objections
to it, 149.

Antiquity of the Earth, 55, 167, 294.
Arabs, proposed as the standard kuman
figure, 284.

Ararat, mount, 216, 393.

Asia, districts of; their low level, 217.
Astronomy, its alliance with geology,

11. Evidence from, to the immense
antiquity of creation, 264.
Athenians; their popular notion of
their own origin, 288.
Auvergne, volcanic region of, 107, 318,
343. Christian piety in that district,
340. Erroneous statements from
Sidonius, 343.

Babbage, Charles, Esq.; on the sup-
posed contradiction of Geology and
the Bible, 8. On the antiquity of
the earth, 57, 85, 297. On the Mosaic
account of the creation, 141. On the
responsibility of man, and its eternal
consequences, 238. On the mechanical
effect of the central heat, 303.
the rings of growth in fossil-trees, 347.
Baily, Francis ; the late eminent
astronomer, 34.

On

Baxter, Richard; on the possibility of
an antecedent world, 232.
Biblicus Delvinus, an anonymous writer
on Geology, 159.

Binney, E. W., Esq.; on the origin of
coal, 350.

Blumenbach, John Fred., Prof. Physiol.

Götting.; his belief of the unity of
the human species, 52.

Botany, recommended as the beginning
of studies in Natural History, 228.
Bowman, J. E., Esq.; on the longevity
of trees, 345.

Brown, Rev. J. Mellor; his strictures
on the author of this book, 7. His
charges against Geology, 133. His
fallacious and pernicious reasonings,
138.

Buckland, Rev. William, D.D., Dean of
Westminster; on the connexion of
sciences, 4. His Bridgewater Trea-
tise recommended, 28, 122, 262, 312,
388. On valleys of denudation, 87.
On diluvial formations, 99. On sup-
posed concessions, 122. On "the
Sentence of Death," 209. On micro-
scopic shells, 327.

Burnet, Dr. Thomas; his Theory of the
Earth, 30.

Cæsar, his notice of country round Cler-
mont, in the Puy de Dome, 110.
Calvin, on the right and duty of ex-
amination, 120. On Genesis i., 131.
On Rom. viii. 21., 162.

Carnivorous animals; designed by the
Creator, 208. Their use, 69. Their
existence in all periods of life upon
the earth, 253, 256.
Carpenter, W. B., M.D. his Principles
of Physiology, 390. On the woody
layers, 349.

CAUSE, the SUPREME: 17, 27, 193, 243,
309, 313, 321, 326, 330, 366, 375, 399.
Chalk formation, 303, 318.
Chalmers, Rev. Dr. ; his application of

D D

the doctrine of chances, 15. On the
antiquity of the earth, 24, 205. On
the disclosures by the microscope,
compared with telescopic discoveries,
330.

Change, perpetual, in the universe, 26,

241.

Chaos, universal, not admitted, 58, 195,

198.

Characterism of rocks and organic re-
mains, 45.

Charlesworth, Edw., Esq.; his Magazine
of Natural History, on the early
efforts of William Smith, 45. His
merits as a naturalist, 353.
Christian Observer; on the futility of
antigeological objections, 135, 150,
158, 167. On the duty of studying
the great questions in Geology, 232.
On the law of death, 263.
Christianity not necessarily committed
to the belief of only one race of men,
289.

Chronology; systems of Usher, and
Hales, and Wallace, 149, 345. Geolo-
gical, its difficulties, 295.
Cleavage and joints, 307.
Coal-formations, 305, 320, 350, 352, 357,
359.

Cockburn, Dr. Wm., Dean of York; his

Letter to Prof. Buckland, 156.
Cold and heat, extreme; ability of men
to bear, 52.

Cole, Rev. Henry; his writings against
Geology, 124.

Conchology; its peculiar interest, and
relation to Geology, 314.

Conybeare, late Rev. John Josias; his
discovery of the Snowdon early fossil-
casts, 310.

Rev. W. D., D.D., Dean of
Llandaff; on ascertained geological
facts, 20. His description of the sub-
sidences near Lyme, 41. His and
Mr. William Phillips's Outlines of
English Geology, recommended, 261.
On the moral tendency of Geology,
369.

Copernican system; opposed by divines,
both Roman Catholic and Protestant,
184, 186.
Coral Reefs, 49.

Cosmogony; the Egyptian system of,
compared with the Mosaic, 360.
Creation, not universal at any one point
of time, 51. The Mosaic account, 54,
140, 147, 174, 188, 193, 197, 375, 378,
386, 391. Not proceeding from any
single centre, 65. The Adamic; con-
ceived to relate only to one region
of the earth, 198, 200. Successive
operations, 199, 202. The heavenly

bodies, 202. The animal structure,
204. The human female, ib. Vegeta-
ble life, 199. Animals, 200. State-
ment in the fourth commandment,
194. No intrinsic reason for suppos-
ing the recent commencement of
creation, 231.

81.

Cumbrian and Cambrian rocks, 300.
Cuvier, Baron George; hint of his
geological views, 24. On the Deluge,
His sagacity and anticipations
in relation to Geology, 83, 85. On
Dr. Buckland's researches in bone-
caves, 86. His geological character, 85.
His death and general character, 84.
Dana, Rev. Dr.; on Scripture diffi-
culties, 233.

Darwin, Charles, Esq.; on the South
American shingle formation, 91, 106.
On the longevity of trees, 347. On
elevations of land, 308. On the crust
of the earth, 269.

Davison, Rev. Dr.; his Discourses on
Prophecy referred to, 374, 383.
Death; necessary in a system of organic
life, 68, 206, 208, 254. Demonstrated
geologically, 70, 253, 263. Attaching
to the infra-human animals, while
man remained innocent, 207, 260.
How man before the fall was exempted
from death, 208.

De Candolle, Augustin Pyramus, Prof.
Genev.; on vegetable regions, 51.

On the longevity of trees, 346, 350.
De la Beche, Sir Henry Thomas; his
works recommended, 28. On drift
in Jamaica, 106. On the organic
remains in the earlier fossiliferous
rocks, 272.

De Larrey, on the human prototype,
284, 286.

Deluge, 71, its moral reason, 72, 88.

Scripture Narrative, 73, 112. Its
date, 149. The fact evinced by his-
tory and national traditions, 74. Its
relation to geological considerations,
75, 79, 81, 85, 87, 100, 102, 104, 105,
110, 113, 114, 117. Not extending
over the whole globe, 106, 111, 218.
Summary of arguments against the
common opinion, 209. Examination
of the terms in which it is described,
212, 222.
Denudation, 43. An instructive instance,
371.

Deshayes, M. on the separate groups of
fossil animals, 62, 104.
Devonian system of formations, (Old
Red Sandstone,) 301, 306, 312, 319,
322.

Didelphys Bucklandi, 60. Controversy
upon, 313.

Districts, animal, 50, 67; botanical, 51.
D'Orbigny, on the Geology of S. Ame-
rica, 53.

Drift, or diluvium, 89, 321. Exten-

sive, 89. Of different ages, 91, 321.
Silurian, 92. North British, 93,
Eastern, 94. North European, 96.
North American, 97. In Jamaica,
106. Patagonian, ib. Extensively
produced by currents at the bottom
of the ocean, ib.

Elevation and
Advantages of

Interior con-

Earth; importance of its Natural His-
tory, 27. Extent of our acquaintance
with its structure, 28.
fracturing, 31, 39.
such dislocations, 31.
stitution, 34, 136, 239. Specific gra-
vity, 34. Thickness of its crust, 34,
269. Primary condition, 197. Con-
stancy of its axis, 271. Meanings of
the term in the Hebrew Scriptures,
197. Its immense antiquity, 55, 57,
88, 135, 167, 231, 251, 259, 294.
Edinburgh Review; on successions of
creatures and geological disclosure,
85. Its excellent articles on James
Hutton, Buckland, and Lyell, 38.
On Cuvier, 85.

Edwards, Pres., on progressive know-
ledge of the Scriptures, 383.
Ehrenberg, Prof. Berl., on the micro-
scopic animalcules, 327. Summary of
his discoveries, by I. M. of Geneva,
330. More recent researches, 332.
Elevation of land, 39, 239, 218, 258,
304, 371.

Erratic blocks; see Drift.
Evidence, sensible, 14. Moral, ib. To
be faithfully followed, 15, 237.
Fairholme, George, Esq.; his writings
on Geology, 152.

Fathers, the early Christian writers:
their general repugnance to physical
researches, 184. Upon the interpre-
tation of Genesis i., 130, 392.
Fichte, John Gottl.; on the first human
beings, 175.

Fitton, William Henry, M.D.; his
Geology of Hastings," recommended,

29.

Fleming, Rev. Dr. John; on the speedy
obliteration of traces of the Deluge,

80.

Flourens, (Secr. Acad. Sc. Par.) on hu-
man races, 285.

Forbes, Edw. Prof.; on the former
climate of Britain, 55.

Francis, G. W., Esq.; his Botanical
works recommended, 229.

Galileo; observations upon his case,

184. His views of Bible interpreta-
tion, 192.

Geddes, Dr. Alex. on Genesis i. 133, 381.
Genesis, the sacred book; comprises
several distinct compositions, 146.
Illustrations of its commencing por-
tion, 127, 130, 147, 157, 175, 178, 182,
188, 193, 202, 205.
Geological Society, vindicated from
misrepresentation, 394.

Geological time, not as yet reducible to
our common measures, 108, 259, 295,
297, 301, 305, 308, 311, 313, 317.
Geologists, distinguished; their credi-
bility, 5. Instances of their fidelity
to evidence, 88. Charges against
them repelled, 125, 134, 139, 394.
Geology; its nature as a study, its
objects and design, 1. Relation to
other branches of science, 6, 19. In-
tention and value, 2, 12, 19, 230,
236. Prerequisites for the study,
3. Objections against, 6. Apparent
discrepance with the Scriptures, 6, 54,
121, 257. Wrongfulness and injurious
effect of such an opinion, 7, 9, 20,
134, 139, 390. Comprehension of our
knowledge respecting, 33, 53. Vin-
dicated against ignorant and assuming
misrepresentation, 125, 134, 166, 234.
Especial importance of this study to
Christian ministers, 236. Recom-
mendations with respect to it, 28,
260. Its moral tendency, 1, 319, 321,
322, 371, 393.

Gifts, extraordinary; in the Apostolic
Churches, 119.

Gisborne, Rev. Thomas, Preb. Durham:
his "Considerations on Modern
Theories of Geology," 155.
Glacier Theory, 336.
Gneissic rocks, 300.
GOD; his necessary perfections, 17, 171,
242, 309. Represented in scripture
by condescending imagery, 172, 191.
To be acknowledged in all scientific
pursuits, 77, 244, 321. Our know-
ledge of the Deity rests upon analogy,
171. That analogy is in various forms,
172, 176, 180.

Granitic rocks, 34, 300.

Grant, Rob. E., M.D. Prof.; on the plan
of creation, 321.

Greenough, George B., Esq.; his Geolo-
gical Map, 29. His change of senti-
ment with regard to the Deluge, 103.
Harcourt, Rev. William Vernon; his

vindication of Geology, 205, 315, 384.
Harris, John, D.D.; his" Præ-Adamite
Earth" recommended, 29.

Hartley, Rev. John; on the moral state
of Thiers, in the Puy de Dome, 340.

Hawkins, Thomas, Esq.; on the Ich-
thyosauri and Plesiosauri, 70, 312.
Heat, internal, of the earth; 33, 37,
136, 239.

Hebrew language; well understood, 142.
Its conjunctive prefix, 196. Idioms
for a great and indefinite number,
187.

Henslow, Rev. Prof.;

on vegetable
regions, 51. On the longevity of
trees, 345.
Herschel, Sir William; on celestial
distances, 264. On the number of
heavenly bodies, 265.

Herschel, Sir John Wm. Fred.; On
the harmony of truth, 16. On Mr.
Lyell's" Principles of Geology," 166.
On the necessity of Mathematics to
Natural Philosophy, 227. On the
working of the earth's internal heat,
303.

Hitchcock, Rev. Edw., LL.D. Prof.; on
the ignorance and unfairness of dis-
tinguished opponents of Geology, 22.
His "Elementary Geology," recom-
mended, 29. His judgment of Fair-
holme, Kirby, and Granville Penn,
22, 153. On deluges and drift, 105.
On the grand law of the world, 316.
On the relation of Geology to the
Divine Government, 371.

Hopkins, William, Esq.; his application

of the highest mathematics to geo-
logical investigation, 19, 270, 308.
Human petrifaction of Brussels, a mis-
take, 298.

Human species, varieties of, 281.
Hutton, James, M.D.; his merits in
Geology, 38.

Hutton, William, Esq., of Newcastle-
upon-Tyne; joint author with Prof.
Lindley of the " Fossil Flora," 353.
Iceland; the seat of tremendous vol-
canic action, 240.

Induction; cautious, at length success-
ful, 42.

Jameson, Robert, Esq. Prof.; on the
non-existence of vestiges of the De-
luge, 81.

Jarchi, Rabbi Solom., on Gen. i. 132, 210.
Java; volcanic eruptions of awful vio-
lence in that island, 240.
Jennings, Rev. Dr. David; on the Mosaic
description of the Creation, 132.
Job, scripture poetical book of; passages

of emphatic sublimity, 171, 182, 183.
Joshua; the sun and the moon standing
still, 115.

Judæa; its advantages as a country, 26.
Kennedy's Scripture Chronology, on
the Mosaic account of the heavenly
bodies, 194.

King, Edward, Esq.; on the time of
creation, 133. On the primary an-
cestry of mankind, 290.
Knowledge, human; its imperfection,

226.

Lactantius ridicules the idea of the
sphericity of the earth, 184.

Lamarck, M. on the application of the
word Nature, 365, 398.

Lawrence, John, Esq.; on the rete mu-
cosum, 287. On the unity of the
human species, 288.

Leibnitz; his scientific anticipations,
78.

Life, animal; earliest appearance of,
59, 310.

Light, before the Adamic Creation, 62.

Periods of its transmission, 266, 268.
Lightfoot, Dr., on 2 Pet. iii., 163.
Lindley, Dr. and Prof.; his recom-
mendation of Botanical studies and
works to promote them, 228. His
admonition to young botanists, 229.
His and Mr. W. Hutton's "Fossil
Flora," 353, 357. On the formation
of Coal, 354. On the Adansonia
digitata (Baobab) 347. On the rela-
tive antiquity of organic remains,
354, 357.

Link, Prof., on the unity of the human
species, 286.

London, University of; its requirements
for matriculation, 228.
Longevity of trees, 117, 344.
Lonsdale, William, Esq.; his discoveries
of fossil microscopic shells, 255.
the number and magnitude of the
early fossils, 273.

On

Luther; on the right and duty of inde-
pendent inquiry, 120. His exposition
of the Mosaic narrative of the Crea-
ation, 127. His sound judgment and
moderation; and vindication of ra-
tional inquiry, ib.

Lyell, Charles, jun. Esq.; his works re-
commended, 28, 165, 261, 328. Dr.
Silliman's eulogy, 367. On the depo-
sit of the Ganges, 48. On the earth's
susceptibility of conflagration, 162.
Remarks on his "Principles of Geo-
logy," 165, 360, 364. On the propor-
tions of fossil and recent shells, 314.
On successions of species, ib. Travels
in North America, 105, 324. On the
Niagara, ib. On the Deita of the
Mississippi, 326. On the errors
drawn from Sidonius, 343.

Mac Combie, (1842,) on the physical
state of our first parents before the
fall, 205.
Macculloch, John, M.D.;

commended, 262, 305.

his works re-

On the early