Outlines of Geonomy

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Excerpt from Outlines of Geonomy: A Treatise on the Physical Laws of the Earth and the Creation of the Continents, Founded Upon Recent Discoveries In submitting this outline of a novel system of geonomy, and asking that it may be admitted into the confederation of recognized sciences, to occupy, at once, the place of geology and physical geography, I am conscious that I render myself liable to be charged with egotism, and if it shall be found, upon a proper investigation, that what I deem to be new and important discoveries are merely erroneous fancies, I shall abandon all defence, and throw myself upon the mercy of the public. If, on the contrary, it shall appear that I am not mistaken in regard to the essential principles of the new form of science which I propose to introduce, I shall hope and expect that the faults and errors that accompany the truths will be looked upon with a lenient eye, and attributed in a great measure to the numerous disadvantages under which the author has labored. This little book is designed merely as the forerunner of a larger volume, which will be presented to the public hereafter.% In the mean time, I would respectfully solicit from the friends of science the communication of any facts or suggestions which may be useful in bringing the geonomic system nearer to perfection. A wilderness of details is yet unexplored. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.