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The science which explains, by the law of causation, the past condition and changes of the earth.

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  1. n. The science which explains, by the law of causation, the past condition and changes of the earth.
  2. n. the explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes (as geological causes)
  3. The science which explains, by the law of causation, the past condition and changes of the earth. -- Pa*læ`ti*o*log"ic*al, a.
  4. The science which explains, by the law of causation, the pastcondition and changes of the earth.-- Pa*læ`ti*o*log"ic*al, a.
  5. n. The science which explains, by the law of causation, the past condition and changes of the earth.