Excerpt from Letters on the Physical History of the Earth: Addressed to Professor Blumenbach: Containing Geological and Historical Proofs of the Divine Mission of Moses On the History of the Earth, from the time of the formation of the calcareous strata, to the last period in which the Sea remained in its ancient Bed; a long space of time, which comprises, in parti cular, the Origin of Volcanic Eruptions and of Coal Beds; the formation of the strata of Chalk and Rock Salt; and the History of the Quadrupeds, of which we find the remains in our strata. 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.