The Vedic fathers of geology

GroLogican ANTIQUITY TO THE VEDAS. 85

Glacial Epoch was probably 31,000 years. And, curiously enough, Professor J; W. Spencer arrives at the result, apparently almost identical with that of Sir Charles Lyell, zzz. 32,000 years. While, as regards the time that has elapsed since the commencement of the Post-Vindhyan or Cambrian Epoch, John W. Judd says, “ Indeed, the results actually arrived at, by different observers, for the period of time which has elapsed since the commencement of the Cambrian to the present day have varied from 70,000,000 years ( Walcott ) to 6,000,000,000 years ( Me Gee ).” ( Vide The Stadent’s Lyell. By John W. Judd. p. 592. Edition 1896 )