Abstract
IN the account of M. Favre's experiments in NATURE, vol. xix. p. 103, I find the following passage:—“It is, in fact, very probable that our globe is at the stage when, according to Élie de Beaumont, ‘the mean annual cooling of the mass exceeds that of the surface, and exceeds it more and more.’ It must follow that the external strata of the globe, tending always to rest on the internal parts, are wrinkled, folded, dislocated, depressed at certain points, and elevated at others”.
Article PDF
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
WALLACE, A. The Formation of Mountains. Nature 19, 121 (1878). https://doi.org/10.1038/019121b0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/019121b0
Comments
By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.