Notebook GS-6-3 (2024; lecture notes) Notebook GS-6-3 (2024) page 42
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observations & his own reflections
- observations & his own reflections
as to form a whole in which
- as to form a whole in which
all the parts are well adapted
- all the parts are well adapted
to each other, & though it
- to each other, & though it
is easy to doubt of the
truth of the system it is
- truth of the system it is
scarcely possible not to admire
- scarcely possible not to admire
the order & ingenuity with
- the order & ingenuity with
which it is contrived ._
Buffon conceives that in the
- Buffon conceives
that in the
lapse of ages that the agency of
lapse of ages that the agency of
the water the atmosphere & of
the water the atmosphere & of
water must come occasion the
- water must
come occasion the
mountains of the Earth to constantly
- mountains of the Earth
to constantly
to diminish ; & He supposes
- to diminish ; & He supposes
that a time must arrive in
- that a time must arrive in
the lapse of ages when all
- the lapse of ages when all
- Dr. Hutton reasoning like
- - Dr. Hutton reasoning like
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