Geogony

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Geogony (or Geogeny) is an antiquated term used to refer to the, at the time, speculative science of the Earth's formation and history. The term was used in Elementary Geology an early geology book by Edward Hitchcock, eighth edition published in New York City by Mark H. Newman and Company in 1847.