A Comparative View of the Huttonian and Neptunian Systems of Geology

Klappentext A critical response to Playfair's Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth, first published in 1802. Zusammenfassung John Murray (1778-1820) was a public lecturer and prolific writer on chemistry and geology. This popular volume, first published anonymously in 1802, contains Murray's critical response to John Playfair's Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. Murray's discussion illustrates the variety of contemporary geological theories.

Autorentext

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.

Zusammenfassung
John Murray (1778-1820) was a public lecturer and prolific writer on chemistry and geology. This popular volume, first published anonymously in 1802, contains Murray's critical response to John Playfair's Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. Murray's discussion illustrates the variety of contemporary geological theories.

Inhalt

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.