A Paper Presenting Facts and Suggestions in Proof of the Theory of the Gradual and Continuous Diminution of the Quantity of Water Upon the Earth
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Excerpt from A Paper Presenting Facts and Suggestions in Proof of the Theory of the Gradual and Continuous Diminution of the Quantity of Water Upon the Earth: And Its Permanent Conversion Into Solid Forms of Matter; Prepared, to Be Presented Before the "American Association for the Advancement of Science," at Its Meeting in Portland, Maine, in August, 1873 The evidences of the apparent subsidence of the water level upon the earth´s surface, have been familiar to scientific observers for many centuries; and various theories have been advanced, from time to time, to account for it. Aristotle, Zanthus, Omar in the 10th Century, Leibnitz, Calcius, Vallisneri, Linnæus, Buffon and Gessner are among those who have noted the diminished extent of water surface upon the earth. Linnæus and some others accepted the theory of Leibnitz, that the Universal Ocean was received into caverns which opened in the earth´s crust. There seems to have been no expression of similar views during the past century. Hamboldt says: "We must not overlook the possibility of a diminution of the quantity of water, and a constant depression of the level of the seas, but in the actual condition of our planet there is no direct evidence of a real continuous increase or decrease of the sea, and we have no proof of any gradual change of its level." (Cosmos II. p - .) As far back as 1692, Ray wondered, on the other hand, why the earth did not proceed more rapidly toward a general submersion when so much matter was carried into it by rivers and undermined in sea cliffs, which tended constantly to raise the surface of the waters. Lyell adds: "Certainly no deposition of sediment can occur without the displacement of a quantity of water equal in volume, which will raise the sea even to the antipodes." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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