James Hutton Quote

If we knew all the powers of nature, and all the different conditions in which those powers may have their action varied, that is to say, if we were acquainted with every physical cause, then every natural effect, or all appearances upon the surface of this earth, might be explained in a theory that were just.


Theory of the Earth: With Proofs and Illustrations (Volume 1), Chapter III (p. 298)


If we knew all the powers of nature, and all the different conditions in which those powers may have their action varied, that is to say, if we were...

If we knew all the powers of nature, and all the different conditions in which those powers may have their action varied, that is to say, if we were...

If we knew all the powers of nature, and all the different conditions in which those powers may have their action varied, that is to say, if we were...

If we knew all the powers of nature, and all the different conditions in which those powers may have their action varied, that is to say, if we were...