The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 75R. Griffiths, 1786 |
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... petrifactions of marine animals , and on the fituations in which they are found . Marine animals are confidered as having been produced as foon as the ocean was rendered fit for their reception , that is , before the formation of the ...
... petrifactions of marine animals , and on the fituations in which they are found . Marine animals are confidered as having been produced as foon as the ocean was rendered fit for their reception , that is , before the formation of the ...
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... petrifactions , and remains of animals , are found in places far diftant from the countries of which the animals themselves are natives ? Mr. W. is well aware of this objection , and removes it with arguments drawn from obfervations on ...
... petrifactions , and remains of animals , are found in places far diftant from the countries of which the animals themselves are natives ? Mr. W. is well aware of this objection , and removes it with arguments drawn from obfervations on ...
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... petrifactions or exuviæ of marine animals , which are fo plentifully to be met with in the other : on the contrary , they abound with impreffions of various fpecies of vegetables , of which there is not the leaft trace in the limeftone ...
... petrifactions or exuviæ of marine animals , which are fo plentifully to be met with in the other : on the contrary , they abound with impreffions of various fpecies of vegetables , of which there is not the leaft trace in the limeftone ...
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... petrifactions to be undeniable proofs of the great age of the world , but we do not recollect that any one , like ... petrified . The principal fact on which Mr. Douglas builds his argu- ments , is the difcovery of fome petrified bones ...
... petrifactions to be undeniable proofs of the great age of the world , but we do not recollect that any one , like ... petrified . The principal fact on which Mr. Douglas builds his argu- ments , is the difcovery of fome petrified bones ...
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... petrified animal bones , they must have been interred much an- terior to any written record , from fome extraordinary ... petrifactions of elephants ' bones and tufks , fo frequently found in various parts of Europe . The Emperor of ...
... petrified animal bones , they must have been interred much an- terior to any written record , from fome extraordinary ... petrifactions of elephants ' bones and tufks , fo frequently found in various parts of Europe . The Emperor of ...
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