. Atlantic journal, and friend of knowledge [microform] : in eight numbers : containing about 160 original articles and tracts on natural and historical sciences, the description of about 150 new plants, and 100 new animals or fossils ; many vocabularies of languages, historical and geological facts, &c. &c. & Natural history; Indians; Sciences naturelles; Indiens. !iU 193 I. The truths established by ihe great astronomer Laplacr upon the theory of the cartli, are chiefly, l.«That the earth Vras probably formed by a con cretlon of gaseous matter^ being apart of the solar atmosph
. Atlantic journal, and friend of knowledge [microform] : in eight numbers : containing about 160 original articles and tracts on natural and historical sciences, the description of about 150 new plants, and 100 new animals or fossils ; many vocabularies of languages, historical and geological facts, &c. &c. & Natural history; Indians; Sciences naturelles; Indiens. !iU 193 I. The truths established by ihe great astronomer Laplacr upon the theory of the cartli, are chiefly, l.«That the earth Vras probably formed by a con cretlon of gaseous matter^ being apart of the solar atmosphere, (or a nebulous akash or ether.) fi. The whole earth has once been fluid. 3. The figure of the surface of the globe, is a little differ- ent from a true fluid sphere 4. The mean density of the earth is 4867, water being 1000 5. The density of mountains Vary from 2000 to 4500. 6. The density of the strata increase from the surface, to the centre of gravity of the globe. 7. Strata are very nearly regularly disposed around this centre of gravity. 8. But nothing proves that they are quite concentric. 9. The irregularities of the surface have little depth. 10. The depth of the sea is only a small fraction. Both the Wernerians and Huttonians begin to admit these facts and demonstrable truths. (A.) II. Primitive rocks so far from being concentric to the globe are merely local like the others. 1. In Cornwall, Scot- land and Shetland the granit $hoot$ into other strata! imbed- ding them» or being imbedded by them. 8. All the kinds of primitive rocks are found in the Shetland jslands, intermixed or ever run- ning into each other,' forming veins, intrrstratu and inter' masses. Even masses of gra- nit and veins traverse the^ limestone! Such are granit, gneiss, sienite, porpliir;', rlay slate, serpcntini', luUa slalc, hornblende, quartz, rlilorite, limestone, sandstone, kc. (B) 5. All vertical sections of land are therefore erroneous when uniting theorctiral views, and invisible conne
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