X. Theory <i>of the</i> Earth; <i>or an</i> Investigation <i>of the Laws observable in the Composition, Dissolution, and Restoration of Land upon the Globe</i>.

Abstract

When we trace the parts of which this terrestrial system is composed, and when we view the general connection of those several parts, the whole presents a machine of a peculiar construction by which it is adapted to a certain end. We perceive a fabric, erected in wisdom, to obtain a purpose worthy of the power that is apparent in the production of it.