We are to examine the construction of the present earth, in order to understand the natural operations of time past.


Theory of the Earth, Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Volume I, 1788 (p. 219)

James Hutton Quotes

We are to examine the construction of the present earth, in order to understand the natural operations of time past.

We are to examine the construction of the present earth, in order to understand the natural operations of time past.

We are to examine the construction of the present earth, in order to understand the natural operations of time past.

We are to examine the construction of the present earth, in order to understand the natural operations of time past.