The Age of the Earth Considered Geologically and Historically

accumulated ages ancient antiquity appear beds bones book of Genesis Bridgewater Treatise Burdiehouse carboniferous catastrophe causes circumstances coal measures commencement continents Cuvier deluge deposited diluvial matter diluvium Dr Hooke dry land earth earth's strata earth's surface Edinburgh elevated epochs eruptions evidently extinct facts feet ferous formation formed former fossil fossil remains genera geologists globe gneiss gradually greywacke heat heaven Hebrew hitherto igneous rocks indefinite indicate islands limestone Lyell marine mass mastodon miles mind molluscous Mosaic narrative Mosaical record Moses narrative of Moses nature ocean oolite operations opinion origin period phenomena philosophers plants and animals portions pre-adamite present system primary produced proofs regions revelation revolution rivers sacred Scripture second verse sedimentary Septuagint shale shells shew shewn six thousand soil speculations successive supposed system of things taking place terrestrial terrestrial animals thickness tion traces trap rocks tree vegetable volcanic waters Wealden whole zoophytes