Some Salient Points in the Science of the Earth
by Sir John William Dawson
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About this eBook
- Author
- Dawson, John William, Sir, 1820-1899
- Credits
- Produced by Tom Cosmas compiled from images made available by The Internet Archive.
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- QE: Science: Geology
- Subject
- Paleontology
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 59658
- Release Date
- June 2, 2019
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.SOME SALIENT POINTS IN THE SCIENCE OF THE EARTH
- 2.PREFACE.
- 3.CONTENTS.
- 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
- 5.THE STARTING-POINT.
- 6.CHAPTER I.
- 7.WORLD-MAKING.
- 8.CHAPTER II.
- 9.THE IMPERFECTION OF THE GEOLOGICAL RECORD.
- 10.CHAPTER III.
- 11.THE HISTORY OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC.
- 12.CHAPTER IV.
- 13.THE DAWN OF LIFE.
- 14.CHAPTER V.
- 15.WHAT MAY BE LEARNED FROM EOZOON.
- 16.CHAPTER VI.
- 17.THE APPARITION AND SUCCESSION OF ANIMAL FORMS.
- 18.CHAPTER VII.
- 19.THE GENESIS AND MIGRATIONS OF PLANTS.
- 20.CHAPTER VIII.
- 21.THE GROWTH OF COAL.
- 22.CHAPTER IX.
- 23.THE OLDEST AIR-BREATHERS.
- 24.CHAPTER X.
- 25.MARKINGS, FOOTPRINTS AND FUCOIDS.
- 26.CHAPTER XI.
- 27.PRE-DETERMINATION IN NATURE.
- 28.CHAPTER XII.
- 29.THE GREAT ICE AGE.
- 30.CHAPTER XIII.
- 31.CAUSES OF CLIMATAL CHANGE.
- 32.CHAPTER XIV.
- 33.THE DISTRIBUTION OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS AS RELATED TO GEOGRAPHICAL AND GEOLOGICAL CHANGES.
- 34.CHAPTER XV.
- 35.ALPINE AND ARCTIC PLANTS IN CONNECTION WITH GEOLOGICAL HISTORY
- 36.CHAPTER XVI.
- 37.EARLY MAN.
- 38.CHAPTER XVII.
- 39.MAN IN NATURE.
- 40.CHAPTER XVIII.
- 41.INDEX OF PRINCIPAL TOPICS.
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