 | 918 Seiten
...as fitted to afford much assistance in acquiring the science which, " in the magnitude and sublimity of the objects of which it treats, undoubtedly ranks in the scale of sciences next to astronomy." We must also add, that the work is very beautifully illustrated by wood-cuts and coloured plates, and... | |
 | 1841 - 488 Seiten
...Herschel (" Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy"), that " geology, in the magnitude and sublimity of the objects of which it treats, undoubtedly ranks, in the scale of sciences, next to astronomy ?" Even when regarded in its secondary applications, geology is not destitute of great interest ; for... | |
 | 1838 - 542 Seiten
...tells us ('Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy,') ' geology, in the magnitude and sublimity of the objects of which it treats, undoubtedly ranks, in the scale of the sciences, next to astronomy,' it owes this great distinction to the humility with which its modern... | |
 | Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1838 - 540 Seiten
...tells us ('Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy,'). ' geology, in the magnitude and sublimity of the objects of which it treats, undoubtedly ranks, in the scale of the sciences, next to astronomy,' it owes tliis j;rc:U distinction to the humility with which its modern... | |
 | 1838 - 542 Seiten
...tells us ('Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy,') ' geology, in the magnitude and sublimity of the objects of which it treats, undoubtedly ranks, in the scale of the sciences, next to astronomy,' it owes this great distinction to the humility with which its modern... | |
 | Frederick John Francis - 1839 - 204 Seiten
...in his Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy, that " Geology, in the magnitude and sublimity of the objects of which it treats, undoubtedly ranks in the scale of sciences next to Astronomy." And when the scope, variety, and complication of the phenomena she presents is considered, we shall see... | |
 | Robert Armstrong (Civil engineer) - 1839 - 298 Seiten
...WESTERN EUROPE. IT is observed by Sir John Herschel that ** Geology, in the magnitude and sublimity of the objects of which it treats, undoubtedly ranks, in the scale of the sciences, next to Astronomy ' like Astronomy, too, its progress depends on the continual accumulation... | |
 | 1839 - 582 Seiten
...whom no one is better qualified to judge on such a subject, " geology, in the magnitude and sublimity of the objects of which it treats, undoubtedly ranks in the scale of the sciences next to astronomy." It is perhaps not reasonable to expect that minds to whom the science... | |
 | John Pye Smith - 1839 - 464 Seiten
...JACKSON AND WALFORD, 18, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH-YARD. MDCCCXXXIX. GEoLoGY, in the magnitude and sublimity of the objects of which it treats, undoubtedly ranks, in the scale of the sciences, next to Astronomy. SIR JOHM FW HEASCHEL. There is a knowledge which creates doubts that... | |
 | 1840 - 272 Seiten
...form, or present arrangement. Sir John Herschel tells us, that geology, in the magnitude and sublimity of the objects of which it treats, undoubtedly ranks in the scale of the sciences next to astronomy. To those who are in some measure acquainted with the immensity of the... | |
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geology, in the magnitude and sublimity of the objects of which it treats, undoubtedly ranks, in the scale of the sciences, next to astronomy... 
