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Excerpt from A New System of Geology: In Which the Great Revolutions of the Earth and Animated Nature, Are Reconciled at Once to Modern Science and Sacred History The author does not profess, in the following pages, to fur nish the geological proficient, with descriptions of new forms of mountain rock, or mineral superposition; nor, had he pos sessed any such store of original observation, would he have deemed this the fitting occasion to display it. His leading object has been to distribute the most interesting and best established truths, illustrative of the structure and revola tions of the earth, in the order of their physical connexions and causes; whence certain general inductions might be legitimately seen to ow. In executing this task he has drawn freely from every authentic source of geological knowledge within his reach - careful merely to quote his authorities, and to acknowledge his obligations; without descending to such minuteness of reference as might savour of pedantry. He has honestly endeavoured to seek the proper end of philosophy, by arranging multifarious and seemingly dis cordant facts, into a chain of natural links; an object which, if even partially gained, will constitute the chief novelty, and recommendation of his work. 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."