Vailan or
The Vailan or annular theory: A synopsis of Prof. I. N. Vail's argument in support of the claim that this Earth once possessed a Saturn-like system of rings
作者：Bowers, Stephen, 1832-1907; Vail, Isaac N. (Isaac Newton), 1840-1914 [Contributor]
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共 38 题- THE VAILAN OR ANNULAR THEORY.
- PREPARED BY
- PREFACE.
- THE VAILAN OR ANNULAR SYSTEM.
- IMPORTANCE OF THE QUESTION.
- EVIDENCES OF THE GEOLOGIC RECORD.
- EVIDENCE FROM OTHER PLANETS.
- FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE RECORD.
- CONCLUSIONS REACHED.
- 1. All terrestial waters were held in suspension.
- 4. The waters on high fell in a succession of stupendous cataclysms.
- 5. The first ocean was impregnated with mineral and metallic salts.
- DEMONSTRATED BY HISTORIC TESTIMONY.
- CONCLUSIONS.
- THE NOACHIAN DELUGE.
- LEGENDS OF THE DELUGE.
- AUGMENTATION OF OCEANIC WATERS.
- SUMMARY.
- 1. By mathematical reasoning and philosophic necessity.
- 2. By the mineral character and philosophical deposition of strata.
- 4. By the action of the moon.
- 6. The waters on the earth themselves declare the fact.
- GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES.
- GLACIAL EPOCHS.
- REVIEW OF THE GEOLOGIC RECORD.
- SEED BED OF ORGANISMS.
- CARBON STRATA DEPOSITED AS AN AQUEOUS SEDIMENT.
- CONCLUSIONS REACHED.
- IS COAL A VEGETABLE PRODUCT?
- METAMORPHISM OF CARBON BEDS.
- TERTIARY COALS.
- DEDUCTIONS.
- ANNULAR DOWNFALL IN THE TERTIARY OCEAN OF THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE.
- APPENDIX.
- THE LAST ADVANCE OF GLACIERS.
- LONGEVITY OF THE ANCIENTS.
- LETTER FROM PROF. I. N. VAIL.
- Transcriber’s Note