... in the planetary motions, where geometry has carried the eye so far both into the future and the past, we discover no mark either of the commencement or the termination of the present order. Principles of geology - Page 92by sir Charles Lyell (bart.) - 1835Full view - About this book
| John Playfait - 1822 - 668 pages
...of animals and vegetables that inhabit the earth, we discern neither a beginning nor an end ; and, in the planetary motions, where geometry has carried...we discover no mark, either of the commencement or the termination of the present order. | It is unreasonable, indeed, to suppose, that such marks should... | |
| Arts - 1829 - 488 pages
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| Andrew Ure - Bible and geology - 1829 - 704 pages
...species of animals and vegetables that inhabit the earth, we discern neither a beginning nor an end; and in the planetary motions, where geometry has carried...into the future and the past, we discover no mark cither of the commencement or of the termination of the present order. It is unreasonable indeed, to... | |
| Geology - 1831 - 448 pages
...species of animals and vegetables that inhabit the earth, we discern neither a beginning nor end ; and in the planetary motions where geometry has carried...we discover no mark either of the commencement or terinitiation of the present order. It is unreasonable, indeed, to suppose that such marks should any... | |
| Sir Charles Lyell - Geology - 1832 - 634 pages
...in its turn the grand theatre of action. Play fair's illustrations of Hutton. — Although Hutton's knowledge of mineralogy and chemistry was considerable,...unreasonable, indeed, to suppose that such marks should anywhere exist. The Author of Nature has not given laws to the universe, which, like the institutions... | |
| Englishmen - 1836 - 260 pages
...species of animals and vegetables that inhabit the earth, we discern neither a beginning nor an end ; and in the planetary motions, where geometry has carried...into the future and the past, we discover no mark, cither of the commencement or the termination of the present order. It is unreasonable, indeed, to... | |
| Englishmen - 1837 - 530 pages
...species of animals and vegetables that inhabit the earth, we discern neither a beginning nor an end ; and in the planetary motions, where geometry has carried...we discover no mark, either of the commencement or the termination of the present order. It is unreasonable, indeed, to suppose, that such marks should... | |
| William Rhind - Earth - 1838 - 222 pages
...a circumstance that accords with what is known concerning other parts of the economy of the world. In the planetary motions, where geometry has carried...we discover no mark either of the commencement or the termination of the present order. It is unreasonable, indeed, to suppose, that such marks should... | |
| Samuel Sidwell Randall - Geology - 1846 - 216 pages
...species of animals and vegetables that inhabit the earth, we discern neither a beginning nor an end ; and in the planetary motions, where geometry has carried...we discover no mark, either of the commencement or the termination of the present order. It is unreasonable, indeed, to suppose that such marks should... | |
| Evans Bell - Free thought - 1852 - 152 pages
...prospect of an end." And Playfair says, " In the planetary motions, where geometry has carried the mind so far, both into the future and the past, we discover no mark either of the commencement or of the termination of the present order."f The universe is stable, the motions of the planetary bodies... | |
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