A Comparative Estimate of the Mineral and Mosaical Geologies, Volume 1J. Duncan, 1825 "Received well in religious circles, this work was severely censored as an unscientific attempt to treat the Book of Genesis as a manual of geology" - DNB. |
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ancient appear apprehend aqueous argument ascribe authority bone Chaos chaotic Comparative Estimate computation conclusions created Creator Critic crystallisation Cycle D'AUBUISSON day of creation demiurgic denotes divine earth effect epacts epocha equally evidence existence facts fluid formations formed former fourth day fragmentary geognostic Geol globe gneiss granite heaven Hebrew Humboldt iamim igneous immediate important induction intelligence interpretation Josephus Jubilean kingdoms laws learned light Lucretius lunar matter ment mind mineral geology mineral masses mineralogy mode moral Mosaic record Moses Natural Philosophy nature neptunian Newton observed operation origin ossification perfect period Philo philosophy present primitive principle produced progress racters real mode reason record reformed philosophy relation rendered respect revealed revolution rocks Rosenmuller says Scripture secondary causes sense sensible phenomena Septuagint seventh day shew signify solar solid strata substance surface term terrestrial things three kingdoms tion true truth universal waters word day