Geology

(noun.) a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks.

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• The science and description of the world on which we live are called respectively Geology and Geography. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• But we have already seen how it entails extinction; and how largely extinction has acted in the world's history, geology plainly declares. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• As early as 1747 he had been interested in geology and had seen specimens of the fossil remains of marine shells from th e strata of the highest parts of the Alleghany Mountains. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• During years of highly successful farming, during which Hutton introduced new methods in Berwickshire, he was interested in meteorology, and in geology as related to soils. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• His love of acquiring knowledge grew as he traveled, and he studied natural history, geology and chemistry. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• By these and other experiments this doubting disciple confi rmed Hutton's theory, and became one of the great founders of experim ental geology. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• He turne d his linguistic knowledge to account and furnishe d geology with a definite nomenclature. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• Physical astronomy, physical geography, meteorology, ph ysics, chemistry, geology, botany, anatomy, physiology, embryology, and zo?logy were enriched by his teaching. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• But Eagles was only a quiet old gentleman, husband to Mrs. Eagles, with a taste for geology, and not tall enough to reach anybody's ears. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• He called himself a mineral surveyor, and he traveled many thousand miles yearly in connection with his calling and his interest in the study of geology. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• It occurred to Darwin that the voyage might afford material for a book on geology. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• There was a general disposition to do this on the part of the new science of geology. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Rarity, as geology tells us, is the precursor to extinction. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• Sir James Hall of Dunglass was a reluctant convert to Hutton's system of geology. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• The noble science of geology loses glory from the extreme imperfection of the record. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.

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