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ESSAY ON THE THEORY OF THE EARTH.
FRONTISPIECE
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ESSAY
ON THE
THEORY OF THE EARTH.
By BARON G. CUVIER,
PERPETUAL SECRETARY OF THE FRENCH INSTITUTE, PROFESSOR AND ADMINISTRATOR OF THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, &c. &c.
WITH
GEOLOGICAL ILLUSTRATIONS,
BY
PROFESSOR JAMESON.
FIFTH EDITION,
TRANSLATED FROM THE LAST FRENCH EDITION, WITH NUMEROUS ADDITIONS BY THE AUTHOR AND TRANSLATOR.
WILLIAM BLACKWOOD, EDINBURGH; AND
T. CADELL, STRAND, LONDON.
MDCCCXXVII.
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