Download or read book Geology & Mineralogy, Considered with Reference to Natural Theology, Volume I, 1836 written by William Buckland and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page 547 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moving away from his earlier belief in a short, catastrophic history of the Earth, this volume shows how Buckland envisages instead progressive change as the Earth gradually cooled as it was prepared for human occupation. Extinct creatures did not die out because they were poorly designed; God loved the dinosaurs and had adapted them to their various circumstances.