Excerpt from Geology: Notes Taken From the Lectures of Prof. W. B. Scott, Ph.D., Second Term, Junior Year, Princeton College Aristotle, like other ancient philosophers, was interested in fossils, which were found in great numbers in the marble quarries. His dictum, the force of which is to-day being recognized by modern scientists, is as follows: The slow accumulation of causes now in existence, pro duces, during the lapse of ages, great changes. Further, that the distribution of land and sea, in particular regions, does ...
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Excerpt from Geology: Notes Taken From the Lectures of Prof. W. B. Scott, Ph.D., Second Term, Junior Year, Princeton College Aristotle, like other ancient philosophers, was interested in fossils, which were found in great numbers in the marble quarries. His dictum, the force of which is to-day being recognized by modern scientists, is as follows: The slow accumulation of causes now in existence, pro duces, during the lapse of ages, great changes. Further, that the distribution of land and sea, in particular regions, does not endure throughout all time; and there is reason for thinking that the changes occur according to a definite system. The Romans added little, if anything, to the knowledge of geology. Strabo, living in the Augustinian age, expanded on the Greek philosophy, and gave some original ideas. One is especially important, viz.: It is proper to derive our explana tions from things that are Obvious, and, as it were, of daily occurrence - deluges, floods, rising of land in the sea. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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