John Murray

A Comparative View of the Huttonian and Neptunian Systems of Geology

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this work, Murray and Playfair present a thorough comparison of two geological systems: the Huttonian and the Neptunian. Drawing on extensive scientific research, the authors explore the similarities and differences between the two systems and offer valuable insights into the history of geology. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 376g
• ISBN-13: 9781021984296
• ISBN-10: 1021984299
• Artikelnr.: 68717658

Autorenporträt

John has been married to his wife Rita for over 61years. They have two children, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Originally from the U.K. they now reside in White Rock, British Columbia, on the west coast of Canada.Educated in England, John went on to study theology in Birmingham, U.K. and in Toronto, Canada. His life experience has been in business, in journalism, in pastoral ministry and overseas missions.For the last twenty years before retiring he served as the Executive Director for Eurovangelism Canada, a mission working in Eastern Europe. He travelled extensively from Russia in the north to Albania in the south. Some of the stories in the book, "Miracles: Coincidence or Divine Intervention" are from his days travelling in Eastern Europe. His many years of speaking engagements took him to ten countries, which included Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and the Caribbean.Since retiring in 2006 John has concentrated on his writing and is full-time Caregiver to his wife Rita. Invitation to Joy is his sixth book.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
1. Statement of the Huttonian and Neptunian theories
2. Of the probability of the first principles of these theories
3. Of the arguments in support of these theories from the positions of the great masses of the globe
4. Of the arguments in support of these theories from the appearances and properties of individual fossils.