...the present day, who take a different view of such phenomena, still adhere to the doctrine maintained by their predecessors, who, to use Mr Lyell's words,...of Active and Extinct Volcanos. By Charles Daubeny, MD 'F. It. S. &c. &c. 8vo. London, 1826. Such a notion, indeed, would be quite at variance with the...

...surface are referable. The first observers conceived that the monuments which the Geologist endeavors to decipher relate to a period when the physical constitution...been causes in action distinct in kind or degree from these now forming part of the economy of nature. These views have been gradually modified, and some...

...surface are referable. The first observers conceived that the monuments which the Geologist endeavors to decipher relate to a period when the physical constitution...been causes in action distinct in kind or degree from these now forming part of the economy of nature. These views have been gradually modified, and some...

...surface are referable. The first observers conceived that the monuments which the Geologist endeavors to decipher relate to a period when the physical constitution...been causes in action distinct in kind or degree from these now forming part of the economy of nature. These views have been gradually modified, and some...