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Parlamentsperiode
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Chap. V. Theory Of The Diminuation Of The Waters Of The Globe. - Description Of Overlying Formations. - An Investigation Of The Contents Of The Original Waters Of The Globe During The Different Periods Of The Earth's Formation. - The Division Of Rocks Into Five Great Classes
7$ INTERNAL STRUCTURE. traded the attention of obferverS. We fhall no tice a few of thefe fpeculations. It has been'fuppofed, that-the water has differed a tranflocation, by a complete alteration of'the terreftrial -polfes and equator. This hypothefis, however, is' hnfupported by Tad, as no traces are to be found-Of fo vaft a change. The difference between ; the equatorial and polar diameters, the accumulation of high land around the equator, are proofs that the pref.ent poles and equator are the original ones. Even allowing that fuch a change* had taken place, it is- evident that the greatell poflible alteration of the earth’s axis could caufe no uncovering of it, a& the water flood high over the whole globe. Another opinion Was propofed by De Lee, La. Methkrik; and others; namely, That the water had retired Into immenfe caverns, iituated * to wards the centre of the earth. From the de- fcription already given, of the internal ftrtidure of the earth, it is evident that the exiftence of fuch caverns is imaginary and totally irreconcil able with the notion of precipitation from a Hate of folution. Allowing for a moment the poflibi- lity of their exiftence, is it not evident, not only that the water would have rufhed into them with fuch violence as to leave the moft marked traces of its effeds on the furface of the earth, but that the places where the water entered would ftill be difcoverable ? The