Geological Travels In Some Parts Of France Switzerland And Germany Volume 2 PDF Download

Excerpt from Geological Travels in Some Parts of France, Switzerland, and Germany, Vol. 1 of 2 When any great phenomenon is first observed in a spot where it is accompanied by particular cir cumstances, thediscovery of its cause is commonly attemptedattempted from those circumstances; and this, in general, leads into error. Before we confidently indplgethe first ideas which are suggested to our athldsby the examination of its local situation, we ought to seek for the same phenomenon in other places; that we may know whether it is constantly tended by the circumstances on which our judgment is founded, and whether to these any new ones are added. It is not until after we have seen a pheno menon in many places, and have every where scru pulously observed its circumstances, that wencan discover which are those that always accompany it, and distinguish them from those that are merely accessory; a most essential distinction; for the true characters of the cause of which we are in search are determinable only from the former. 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.