It was a long time before men came to understand that any true theory of the earth must rest upon evidence furnished by the globe itself, and that no such theory could properly be framed until a large body of evidence had been gathered together.


The Founders of Geology (2nd edition), Chapter II (p. 66)

Archibald Geikie Quotes

It was a long time before men came to understand that any true theory of the earth must rest upon evidence furnished by the globe itself, and that no ...

It was a long time before men came to understand that any true theory of the earth must rest upon evidence furnished by the globe itself, and that no ...

It was a long time before men came to understand that any true theory of the earth must rest upon evidence furnished by the globe itself, and that no ...

It was a long time before men came to understand that any true theory of the earth must rest upon evidence furnished by the globe itself, and that no ...