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The infinite time of the geologists is in the past; and most of their speculations regarding this subject seem to imply the absolute infinity of time, as if the human imagination was unable to grasp the period of time requisite for the formation of a few inches of sand or feet of mud, and its subsequent consolidation into rock.
Samuel Haughton
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Samuel Haughton
Born:
December 21, 1821
Died:
October 31, 1897
(aged 75)
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Samuel Haughton was an Irish scientific writer.
Known for:
Memoir of James Haughton. (1877)
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