 A great chapter of the history of the world is written in the chalk. Few passages in the history of man can be supported by such an overwhelming mass of direct and indirect evidence as that which testifies to the truth of the fragment of the history of...  Macmillan's Magazine - Seite 3771868Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1868 - 978 Seiten
...the Lebanon. What is this wide-spread component of the surface of the earth ? and whence did it come? You may think this no very hopeful inquiry. You may...the globe which I hope to enable you to read with your own eyes to-night. Let me add, that few chapters of human history have a more profound significance... | |
 | Thomas Henry Huxley - 1870 - 448 Seiten
...these can lead to no result, save that of entangling the inquirer in vague speculations, incapable of refutation and of verification. If such were really...the globe, which I hope to enable you to read, with your own eyes, to-night. Let me add, that few chapters of human history have a more profound significance... | |
 | Thomas Henry Huxley - 1886 - 354 Seiten
...much deliberation, I have been unable to think of any topic which would so well enable me to lead yon to see how solid is the foundation upon which some...the globe, which I hope to enable you to read, with your own eyes, to-night. Let me add, that few chapters of homan history have a more profound significance... | |
 | Thomas Henry Huxley - 1886 - 350 Seiten
...some of the most startling conclusions of physical science rest. A great chapter of the history of tho world is written in the chalk. Few passages in the...the globe, which I hope to enable you to read, with your own eyes, to-night. Let me add, that few chapters of human history have n more profound significance... | |
 | Thomas Henry Huxley - 1894 - 428 Seiten
...these can lead to no result, save that of entangling the inquirer in vague speculations, incapable of refutation and of verification. If such were really...the globe, which I hope to enable you to read, with your own eyes, to-night. Let me add, that few chapters of human history have a more profound significance... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner - 1896 - 466 Seiten
...PIECE OF CHALK From 'Collected Essays,' Vol. viii. ; authorized edition, D. Appleton & Co., New York A GREAT chapter of the history of the world is written...the globe which I hope to enable you to read with your own eyes to-night. Let me add that few chapters of human history have a more profound significance... | |
 | Edward Everett Hale (Jr.), Adaline Wheelock Sterling - 1901 - 526 Seiten
...to think of any topic which would so well enable me to lead you to see how solid is the conclusion upon which some of the most startling conclusions...the globe, which I hope to enable you to read with your own eyes to.-night. Let me add, that few chapters of human history have a more profound significance... | |
 | 1902 - 502 Seiten
...these can lead to no result, save that of entangling the inquirer in vague speculations, incapable of refutation and of verification. If such were really...the globe, which I hope to enable you to read, with your own eyes, to-night. Let me add, that few chapters of human history have a more profound significance... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner - 1902 - 440 Seiten
...PIECE OF CHALK From < Collected Essays,* Vol. viii. ; authorized edition, D. Appleton & Co., New York A GREAT chapter of the history of the world is written...man can be supported by such an overwhelming mass qf direct and indirect evidence as that which testifies to the truth of the fragment of the history... | |
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