The Puzzle of Life; and How It Has Been Put Together
by Arthur Nicols
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About this eBook
- Author
- Nicols, Arthur
- Title
- The puzzle of life and how it has been put together : A short history of the formation of the earth, with its vegetable and animal life, from the earliest times, including an account of prehistoric man, his weapons, tools, and works
- Original Publication
- London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1877.
- Credits
- Bob Taylor, deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- QE: Science: Geology
- Subject
- Prehistoric peoples -- Juvenile literature
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 75564
- Release Date
- March 8, 2025
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.Untitled
- 2.Untitled
- 3.Untitled
- 4.Untitled
- 5.THE PUZZLE OF LIFE; AND HOW IT HAS BEEN PUT TOGETHER.
- 6.Untitled
- 7.PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION.
- 8.PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.
- 9.CONTENTS.
- 10.ILLUSTRATIONS.
- 11.THE FRAMEWORK OF THE PUZZLE.
- 12.THE GEOLOGICAL PART. — HOW THE ROCKS WERE FORMED. — SANDSTONE. — CHALK. — COAL. — CLAY AND MUD. — UPHEAVAL AND DEPRESSION. — THE ICE AGE. — DENUDATION. — BOILING SPRINGS, ETC.
- 13.THE VEGETABLE PART. — THE DAWN OF LIFE. — FOOTNOTES:
- 14.THE ANIMAL PART. — THE AGE OF REPTILES. — THE CRETACEOUS PERIOD. — THE TERTIARY PERIOD. — FOOTNOTES:
- 15.THE HUMAN PART. — THE LAKE-DWELLERS. — KITCHEN-MIDDENS. — FOOTNOTES:
- 16.CONCLUSION.
- 17.INDEX.
- 18.OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. — Transcriber’s Notes
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