New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-18

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Tue plhlcar,n ~ the lmpo innt contfibutou to -
leading department o.. rotcfn Yhy.cA fcieIco,
which ias been delayed by the state Of 'he authors
acslt. vii o. s.a5y hsl-d by every iiend o. sound
Know lea and comprehensive oo4G.u5n. Il j. de-
signed eepeoi.ly for ths ufc OF ooley,s &c dtre-
.ul schoor ~ sieco in tuis country and hence igs
major .'s sud ileslrtions have tecn drawn mai ly
from American gooio,gcI History. This lnd.c9us
a-iau,easu. has been pnn. ped moreover, BY the
FACT aas tnc peculiar ,cef IF Aua.ican geology
makes - Gre nott sl.t.J.a Llsi- flr Textbook Il
.is .dsocc, tic ,onl'eat rre.eu,iog u simple go
hated specimen in the tnl,s Of %, ocean. ia wlicl
tho lavsoi progress have been aadsiurbcd By the
eondicuog movements Of other Anls. No s'ulGcir.
ticis, however, in .he relations # tic old world
huvo been rlfec,cd. which ooqi ada 60 the coIn-
p'.terc,. Il tie work, throw lshi On the devel-
opm,n oil is principles.
la she aauis OF Professor Damn. the subject Is
clothed wl ifcsh and vi soro1s he Ircspitus not
10 mncl fcfes st rocks ash their dead io'sls as
Pc Successive phases 70 tie history OF tho earth, IL
conlueu.a, Gees ,.nu4,e, a0d 80 various. agencies
ucw "a ofs.aion which ala tho rino 10 Jsaly eol-
csivi., tuo casnc,a Of ,ie past, lie rcguids tie
.,i.nc' - geology 10 moss comprehensive sense.
See fdns g. ii5 dsciosar,s, tie earth LAS boon
brought to itr pitacl. co-i'iln d. ggl scfi's oil
rr5es- siya forIa pfs 4oi f,or s,a.e &c utterly
G..4.si..a .s Is 60 rs. Ike eye.y plant .rd animal
.as earh hsf .u special sye.ena ol n,cr1. and eE.
,ori.f srae.ur' e1,lid1as, ..nd movsm,a.s. ia
obedience ,o of'atll.ea sws, II his passed ihrosgh
reg .ar como ri Lisfory or growth. u " tAere-
iofs na.. rr Individuality, IN tie Wa system n
lato.s, res.ed by pr,c'e.s and development 90 IT,
h.lrcl B., hef, Ia inau,o space. Ceo.osy treas 4
o., earth DO t.a gn.nd 10 ION. 1, Is 10 mo.e l.m-
iicd 90 tho domain u rlusul'ogy, than OF botany
os t4oosy; % ufes e1,h q. th,ss Experiments; for
GOO TIe,.,, under ,b,m atc TO o.ise.s which mako
a. rio ,a,'h. and enter into gooIoe "a. history.
Toe eartb, considered Is an individual sphere IN
DE aysiem %; worl.,, ha. no. oaly 10 regular croe'
oi eioNtl, hu, aif0 s)i.cm of currents ia is
oeea's snd sro.s lsro, Il, .e'i i~po.ns sys'en
DO u.' datr,liion Of ls4t, ligh', moisture, mao'
lstia fl.uts. 4ai animals. auiis s!stem a. see1-
.lt ,4,ilio.8 ia 10. climde and ull meteorological
.Heuaoiena ~ tueso characteristic tie earth - 10
i.as ga individual ihau - eyst.l Or uee, IN ordes
10 sl,o $500 idea OF i,s .ca "a 'ho uni'ose u
nu,i be- Regarded 20 this ,alAayi nor cHa TIE g'-ad
Programme OD.t he d.tlntuVon ci man aud nat ous,
or clio poduc,ous thar pertain 10 human Weiiuie;
t.nco tAa pios,eis Of man ~ race 10 tAe
titm.to urgose Of tho ierrcssrial sphere.
such .s the unsu.Aoent framework, which ths aa-
thor lays down as indicating tho scope aud design
Of his clabor.,a yolu1c. lie treats OF The laws OF
tho earth ~ ile hwe Of tho uniyers. Grayl'a'ion,
f5r instance which is deemed ono OF .he faadAmeoI"
i.ws Il matter, can DO traced not only Throughout
our planetary sY.tola, but aGlopg 1Ae uAed STARE