Charles Darwin Quote

We may confidently come to the conclusion, that the forces which slowly and by little starts uplift continents, and that those which at successive periods pour forth volcanic matter from open orifices, are identical.


Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle Round the World, 2nd edn. (1845), ch. XIV


We may confidently come to the conclusion, that the forces which slowly and by little starts uplift continents, and that those which at successive...

We may confidently come to the conclusion, that the forces which slowly and by little starts uplift continents, and that those which at successive...

We may confidently come to the conclusion, that the forces which slowly and by little starts uplift continents, and that those which at successive...

We may confidently come to the conclusion, that the forces which slowly and by little starts uplift continents, and that those which at successive...