Three physico-theological discourses ... wherein are largely discussed the production and use of mountains, the original of fountains, of formed stones, and sea-fishes bones and shells found in the earth, the effects of particular floods and inundations of the sea, the eruptions of vulcano's, the nature and causes of earthquakes : with an historical account of those two late remarkable ones in Jamaica and England ... / by John Ray ...
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Three physico-theological discourses ... wherein are largely discussed the production and use of mountains, the original of fountains, of formed stones, and sea-fishes bones and shells found in the earth, the effects of particular floods and inundations of the sea, the eruptions of vulcano's, the nature and causes of earthquakes : with an historical account of those two late remarkable ones in Jamaica and England ... / by John Ray ...
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Ray, John, 1627-1705.
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London :: Printed for Sam. Smith ...,
1693.
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CHAP. III.
Of the Effects of the Deluge.
I Come now to the Third Particular pro∣posed,
that is, To Enquire concerning
the Consequents of the Deluge, What con∣siderable
Effects it had upon the Earth and
and its Inhabitants.
It had doubtless very great, in changing
the Superficies of the dry Land: In some
places adding to the Sea; in some taking
from it; making Islands of Peninsulae, and
joining others to the Continent; altering the
Beds of Rivers, throwing up lesser Hills, and
washing away others, &c. The most re∣markable
Effects it's likely were in the skirts
of the Continents; because the Motion of
the Water was there most violent. Athana∣sius
Kircher gives us a Map and Descripti∣on
of the World after the Flood, shewing
what Changes were made therein by it, or
upon occasion of it afterward, as he fansies or
conjectures. But because I do not love to
trouble the Reader with uncertain Conje∣ctures,
I shall content my self to have said
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in general, that it may rationally be suppo∣sed,
there were then great Mutations and
Alterations made in the superficial part of
the Earth: but what they were, though we
may guess, yet can we have no certain
knowledge of: and for Particulars, refer the
Curious to him.
One malignant effect it had upon Man∣kind,
and probably upon other Animals too,
in shortning their Age, or the duration of
their lives; which I have touched before,
and shewn, that this diminution of Age, is
to be attributed either to the change of the
Temperature of the Air, as to Salubrity, or
Equality, (sudden and frequent changes of
Weather having a very bad influence upon
the Age of Man in abbreviating of it, as I
could easily prove) or else to the deteriority
of the Diet; or to both these Causes. But
how the Flood should induce or occasion
such a change in the Air and productions of
the Earth, I do not comprehend.