The Canadian Naturalist and Geologist, Volumen2Dawson., 1857 |
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... base of the Silurian Series in Ame- rica . 2nd . An enormously , thick formation of Conglomerate , Sand- stone , Slate , and Trap , evidently lying at the base of the red Sandstone , and constituting the Huronian Series of Sir W. E. Lo ...
... base of the Silurian Series in Ame- rica . 2nd . An enormously , thick formation of Conglomerate , Sand- stone , Slate , and Trap , evidently lying at the base of the red Sandstone , and constituting the Huronian Series of Sir W. E. Lo ...
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... base , the Delphinium has the upper sepal spurred , and in Aconitum it takes the form of a helmet , or is vaulted . In the fruit , we find also a sportiveness with all that might be considered regular . The Ranunculus has its Torus ...
... base , the Delphinium has the upper sepal spurred , and in Aconitum it takes the form of a helmet , or is vaulted . In the fruit , we find also a sportiveness with all that might be considered regular . The Ranunculus has its Torus ...
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... base of the figure represents the Laurentian formation composed of various kinds of hard rocks , such as gneiss ( commonly called ' granite in this coun- try ) and white crystalline limestone . From the hills on the north shore of the ...
... base of the figure represents the Laurentian formation composed of various kinds of hard rocks , such as gneiss ( commonly called ' granite in this coun- try ) and white crystalline limestone . From the hills on the north shore of the ...
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... base , the notches obsolete , the tip scarcely deflected ; lower mandible with the angle very short and rounded , the dorsal line straight , the sides convex , the edges inflected , the tip acute Nostrils basal , roundish , concealed by ...
... base , the notches obsolete , the tip scarcely deflected ; lower mandible with the angle very short and rounded , the dorsal line straight , the sides convex , the edges inflected , the tip acute Nostrils basal , roundish , concealed by ...
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... base . Another and much smaller vegetable organism of the same beds presents the form of a spathe - enveloped bud or unblown flower wrapped up in its calyx ; but all the specimens which I have yet seen are too obscure to admit of ...
... base . Another and much smaller vegetable organism of the same beds presents the form of a spathe - enveloped bud or unblown flower wrapped up in its calyx ; but all the specimens which I have yet seen are too obscure to admit of ...
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Página 345 - And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Página 249 - But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Página 85 - ... great waves, separated from those beneath by the transparent firmament, and, like them too, impelled in rolling masses by the wind. A mighty advance has taken place in creation ; but its most conspicuous optical sign is the existence of a transparent atmosphere, — of a firmament stretched out over the earth, that separates the waters above from the waters below.
Página 373 - The units of the organic are species, which exhibit themselves in their simplest condition in the germ-cell state. The kingdoms of life, in all their magnificent proportions, are made from these units. Were these units capable of blending with one another indefinitely, they would no longer be units, and species could not be recognized. The system of life would be a maze of complexities ; and whatever its grandeur to a being that could comprehend the infinite, it would be unintelligible chaos to man.
Página 87 - Muse ! that on the secret top Of Oreb or of Sinai didst inspire That shepherd who first taught the chosen seed In the beginning how the heavens and earth Rose out of chaos.
Página 188 - For it is a philosophy which never rests, which has never attained, which is never perfect. Its law is progress. A point which yesterday was invisible is its goal to-day, and will be its starting-post to-morrow.
Página 256 - ... were accidentally inclosed. From this it is evident that the slate conglomerate was not deposited until the subjacent formation had been converted into gneiss, and very probably greatly disturbed ; for while the dip of the gneiss, up to the immediate vicinity of the slate conglomerate, was usually at high angles, that of the latter did not exceed nine degrees, and the sandstone above it was nearly horizontal.
Página 84 - Unreckoned ages, condensed in the vision into a few brief moments, pass away; the creative voice is again heard, " Let there be light," and straightway a gray diffused light springs up in the east, and, casting its sickly gleam over a cloud-limited expanse of steaming vaporous sea, journeys through the heavens towards the west. One heavy, sunless day is made the representative of myriads ; the faint light waxes...
Página 86 - Monstrous creatures, armed in massive scales, haunt the rivers, or scour the flat rank meadows ; earth, air, and water are charged with animal life ; and the sun sets on a busy scene, in which unerring instinct pursues unremittingly its few simple ends— the support and preservation of the...
Página 371 - ... value or law of force ; another, its value ; and so for all : and we perceive the fundamental notion of the distinction between species, when we view them from this potential stand-point. The species, in any particular case, began its existence when the first germ-cell or individual was created ; and if several germ-cells of equivalent force were created, or several individuals, each was but a repetition of the other : the species is in the potential nature of the individual, whether one or many...