A soil adapted to the growth of plants, is necessarily prepared and carefully preserved; and, in the necessary waste of land which is inhabited, the foundation is laid for future continents, in order to support the system of the living world.
If an organised body is not in the situation and circumstances best adapted to its sustenance and propagation, then, in conceiving an indefinite vari… - James Hutton
If an organised body is not in the situation and circumstances best adapted to its sustenance and propagation, then, in conceiving an indefinite vari…
- James Hutton
Man is made for science; he reasons from effects to causes, and from causes to effects; but he does not always reason without error. In reasoning, th… - James Hutton
Man is made for science; he reasons from effects to causes, and from causes to effects; but he does not always reason without error. In reasoning, th…
A rock or stone is not a subject that, of itself, may interest a philosopher to study; but, when he comes to see the necessity of those hard bodies, … - James Hutton
A rock or stone is not a subject that, of itself, may interest a philosopher to study; but, when he comes to see the necessity of those hard bodies, …
We are not to suppose, that there is any violent exertion of power, such as is required in order to produce a great event in little time; in nature, … - James Hutton
We are not to suppose, that there is any violent exertion of power, such as is required in order to produce a great event in little time; in nature, …
With such wisdom has nature ordered things in the economy of this world, that the destruction of one continent is not brought about without the renov… - James Hutton
With such wisdom has nature ordered things in the economy of this world, that the destruction of one continent is not brought about without the renov…
Error, never can be consistent, nor can truth fail of having support from the accurate examination of every circumstance. - James Hutton
Error, never can be consistent, nor can truth fail of having support from the accurate examination of every circumstance.
There is no vestige of a beginning, no prospect of an end. - James Hutton
There is no vestige of a beginning, no prospect of an end.
A soil adapted to the growth of plants, is necessarily prepared and carefully preserved; and, in the necessary waste of land which is inhabited, the … - James Hutton
A soil adapted to the growth of plants, is necessarily prepared and carefully preserved; and, in the necessary waste of land which is inhabited, the …
Time, which measures everything in our idea, and is often deficient to our schemes, is to nature endless and as nothing; it cannot limit that by whic… - James Hutton
Time, which measures everything in our idea, and is often deficient to our schemes, is to nature endless and as nothing; it cannot limit that by whic…
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