quotes about Geology
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Notwithstanding, therefore, that we have not witnessed of a large continent, yet, as we may predict the future occurrence of such catastrophes, we are authorized to regard them as part of the present order of Nature.
-- Charles LyellSource : Charles Lyell (1837). “Principles of Geology0: Being an Inquiry how Far the Former Changes of the Earth's Surface are Referable to Causes Now in Operation : In 4 Volumes”, p.134
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Geology differs as widely from cosmogony, as speculations concerning the creation of man differ from history.
-- Charles LyellSource : Sir Charles Lyell, Gérard Paul Deshayes (1830). “Principles of Geology: Being an Attempt to Explain the Former Changes of the Earth's Surface, by Reference to Causes Now in Operation”, p.4
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History and geology show what an eyeblink it's been since our current, comfortable culture came about. And yet that culture is using up absolutely everything at a ferocious rate.
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We can only penetrate the rind of the earth.
-- Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon -
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In geology the effects to be explained have almost all occurred already, whereas in these other sciences effects actually taking place have to be explained.
-- James CrollSource : James Croll (1875). “Climate and Time in Their Geological Relations: A Theory of Secular Changes of the Earth's Climate”, p.4
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I am here tracing the History of the Earth itself, from its own Monuments.
-- Jean-Andre Deluc -
The science of the earth... invites us to be present at the origin of things, and to enter into the very worship of the Creator.
-- John William Dawson -
I majored in geology in college but have majored in Herbert Hoover ever since.
-- Lou Henry Hoover -
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The successive series of stratified formations are piled on one another, almost like courses of masonry.
-- William BucklandSource : William Buckland (1836). “Geology and Mineralogy Considered with Reference to Natural Theology”, p.37
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“Should the political process not work, there is always the other approach.”
Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
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Source : "Friday Night Lights: Jesse Plemons Has Home-Field Advantage". Interview with Marnie Hanel, www.vanityfair.com. April 2009.
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“My reading is always about musical biographies. I have an innate interest and passion for that.”
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“Are we not like the actor of old times, who wore his mask so long his face took its likeness?”
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“Real happiness lies in the completion of work using your own brains and skills.”