The History of Creation, Vol. 2 (of 2)

The History of Creation, Vol. 2 (of 2) - Or the Development of the Earth and its Inhabitants by the Action of Natural Causes

This volume contains links to pages in the other volume. Although we verify the correctness of these links at the time of posting, these links may not work, for various reasons, for various people, at various times. Numbers enclosed in square brackets, e.g. [1], relate to footnotes, which have been placed at the end of the text. Numbers enclosed in parentheses, e.g. (1), relate to works referred to in the text and listed at the end of this volume. Reform of Systems by the Theory of Descent.The Natural System as a Pedigree.Palontological Records of the Pedigree.Petrifactions as Records of Creation.Deposits of the Neptunic Strata and the Enclosure of Organic Remains.Division of the Organic History of the Earth into Five Main Periods: Period of the Tangle Forests, Fern Forests, Pine Forests, Foliaceous Forests, and of Cultivation.The Series of Neptunic Strata.Immeasurable Duration of the Periods which have elapsed during their Formation.Deposits of Strata only during the Sinking, not during the Elevation of the Ground.Other Gaps in the Records of Creation.Metamorphic Condition of the most Ancient Neptunic Strata.Small Extent of Palontological Experience.Small proportion of Organisms and of Parts of Organisms Capable of Petrifying.Rarity of many Petrified Species.Want of Fossilised Intermediate Forms.Records of the Creation in Ontogeny and in Comparative Anatomy. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 40473
Author: Haeckel, Ernst
Release Date: Aug 14, 2012
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Editor: Lankester, E. Ray (Edwin Ray), Sir, 1847-1929

Translator: Schmitz, L. Dora