that in order to depress or elevate the absolute level of the sea, by a given quantity, in any one place, we must depress or elevate it by the same quantity over the whole surface of the earth ; whereas no such necessity exists with respect to the elevation... The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal - Seite 3521850Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| John Playfait - 1822 - 668 Seiten
...itself, has admitted of an equal elevation. In all this, however, we are guided much more by fancy than reason ; for, in order to depress or elevate the absolute...same quantity over the whole surface of the earth -y whereas no such necessity exists with respect to the elevation or depression of the land. To make... | |
| Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1835 - 410 Seiten
...ascertained, might be ascribed to the movement of the land rather than of the waters. He observed, " that in order to depress or elevate the absolute level...respect to the elevation or depression of the land*." The hypothesis of the rising of the land, he adds, "agrees well with the Huttonian theory, which holds... | |
| Sir Charles Lyell - 1835 - 500 Seiten
...of level to the movement of the land, rather than to a diminution of the waters. He observed, " that in order to depress or elevate the absolute level...respect to the elevation or depression of the land."* The hypothesis of the rising of the land, he adds, " agrees well with the Huttonian theory, which holds... | |
| Sir Charles Lyell - 1840 - 514 Seiten
...change of level to the movement of the land, rather ÜWKV to a tion of the waters. He observed, " that in order to depress or elevate the absolute level...respect to the elevation or depression of the land."* The hypothesis of the rising of the land, he adds, " agrees well with the Huttonian theory, which holds,... | |
| Geological Society of London - 1904 - 750 Seiten
...iu 1802 by Playfair, in his immortal ' Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory.' He conceived that 4 in order to depress or elevate the absolute level...same quantity over the whole surface of the earth.' (Op. ctt. §392, p. 446.) He held that, although there is reason to believe that changes in the solid... | |
| Members of the Evangelical Alliance - 1864 - 1272 Seiten
...jt graded much more by fancy than by reason ; for in order to depress or elevate the absolute liïtl of the sea by a given quantity, in any one place, we must depress or elevate it by the same jiir.ih- over the whole surface of the earth, whereas no seen necessity exists with respect to the... | |
| Sir Charles Lyell - 1868 - 692 Seiten
...observed, ' that in order to depress or elevate the absolute EISE OF LAND IN SWEDEN. [Cn. XXXI. Fig. 127. level of the sea, by a given quantity, in any one...respect to the elevation or depression of the land.' * The hypothesis of the rising of the land, he adds, ' agrees well with the Huttonian theory, which... | |
| Sir Charles Lyell - 1877 - 686 Seiten
...diminution of the waters. He observed, ' that in order to depress or elevate the absolute Fig. 133. ; level of the sea, by a given quantity, in any one...whole surface of the earth ; whereas no such necessity exista with respect to the elevation or depression of the land.'* The hypothesis of the rising of the... | |
| Sir Charles Lyell - 1889 - 698 Seiten
...diminution of the waters. He observed, ' that in order to depress or elevate the absolute Fig. 133. vel of the sea, by a. given quantity, in any one place, we '•. depress or elevate it by the same quantity over the e surface of the earth; whereas no such necessity... | |
| Henry Woodward - 1901 - 638 Seiten
...instance, Playfair's argument, on which the theory of an invariable sea-level rests, is as follows : — " In order to depress or elevate the absolute level...same quantity over the whole surface of the earth [my italics], whereas no such necessity exists with respect to the local elevation or depression of... | |
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