The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by John Joly Tins volume contains twelve essays written at various timesduring recent years. Many of them are studies contributed toScientific Reviews or delivered as popular lectures. Some areexpositions of views the scientific basis of which may beregarded as established. Others-the greater number-may bedescribed as attempting the solution of problems which cannot beapproached by direct observation. The essay on The Birth-time of the World is based on a ...
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The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by John Joly Tins volume contains twelve essays written at various timesduring recent years. Many of them are studies contributed toScientific Reviews or delivered as popular lectures. Some areexpositions of views the scientific basis of which may beregarded as established. Others-the greater number-may bedescribed as attempting the solution of problems which cannot beapproached by direct observation. The essay on The Birth-time of the World is based on a lecturedelivered before the Royal Dublin Society. The subject hasattracted much attention within recent years. The age of theEarth is, indeed, of primary importance in our conception of thelongevity of planetary systems. The essay deals with theevidence, derived from the investigation of purely terrestrialphenomena, as to the period which has elapsed since the oceancondensed upon the Earth's surface. Dr. Decker's recent additionto the subject appeared too late for inclusion in it. He findsthat the movements (termed isostatic) which geologists recogniseas taking place deep in the Earth's crust, indicate an age of thesame order of magnitude. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
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