Note 756 — Chapter VII · THE ATMOSPHERE
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The presence of fossils on mountains was cited by early Christian writers as proof that the Deluge rose higher than the highest mountains. See references in E. S. McCartney, Fossil Lore in Greek and Roman Literature, in: Proceedings of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters, vol. iii, New York, 1924, pp. 23–38, references on p. 35.