The Romance of Modern Geology

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Author

Grew, Edwin Sharpe, 1867-1950

Title

The Romance of Modern Geology Describing in simple but exact language the making of the earth with some account of prehistoric animal life

Credits

Charlene Taylor, Tom Cosmas and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

QE: Science: Geology

Subject

Paleontology

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 65307

Release Date

May 10, 2021

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE ROMANCE OF MODERN GEOLOGY — E. S. GREW, M.A.
2. 2.CONTENTS
3. 3.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
4. 4.ERRATA
5. 5.THE ROMANCE OF MODERN GEOLOGY
6. 6.CHAPTER I — THE BUILDING OF THE EARTH
7. 7.CHAPTER II — THE EARTH'S SHAPE
8. 8.CHAPTER III — EFFECTS OF WEATHER ON THE EARTH'S HISTORY
9. 9.CHAPTER IV — RECORDS LEFT BY RIVERS
10. 10.CHAPTER V — RECORDS LEFT BY THE SEA
11. 11.CHAPTER VI — COLD AND ICE ON THE EARTH
12. 12.CHAPTER VII — THE FIRE-HARDENED ROCKS
13. 13.CHAPTER VIII — THE EARTH AT ITS BEGINNING
14. 14.CHAPTER IX — THE CHILDHOOD OF THE EARTH
15. 15.CHAPTER X — THE EARTH AS THE ABODE OF LIFE
16. 16.CHAPTER XI — LIFE IN OTHER WORLDS
17. 17.CHAPTER XII — THE HARDENING OF ROCKS
18. 18.CHAPTER XIII — EARTHQUAKES IN GEOLOGY
19. 19.CHAPTER XIV — SOME FAMOUS EARTHQUAKES
20. 20.CHAPTER XV — THE CAUSES OF EARTHQUAKES
21. 21.CHAPTER XVI — VOLCANOES AND MOUNTAIN FORMATION
22. 22.CHAPTER XVII — FAMILIES OF ROCKS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS
23. 23.CHAPTER XVIII — HOW THE COAL BEDS WERE LAID DOWN
24. 24.CHAPTER XIX — THE AGE OF REPTILES
25. 25.CHAPTER XX — THE AGE OF REPTILES
26. 26.CHAPTER XXI — THE CHALK PERIOD
27. 27.CHAPTER XXII — THE AGE OF MAMMALS
28. 28.CHAPTER XXIII — THE ICE AGE
29. 29.CHAPTER XXIV — THE KINGDOM OF MAN
30. 30.INDEX
31. 31.THE LIBRARY OF ROMANCE — THE ROMANCE OF SAVAGE LIFE — THE ROMANCE PLANT LIFE — THE ROMANCE OF THE ANIMAL WORLD — THE ROMANCE OF MODERN EXPLORATION — THE ROMANCE OF INSECT LIFE — THE ROMANCE OF MODERN MECHANISM — THE ROMANCE OF MODERN ELECTRICITY — THE LIBRARY OF ADVENTURE. — HEROES OF THE WORLD LIBRARY — EVENTS OF OUR OWN TIME. — POPULAR SCIENCE. — WORKS BY C. J. CORNISH. — BY THE REV. A. J. CHURCH. — BY THE REV. A. J. CHURCH. — HISTORICAL STORIES. — BY THE REV. E. GILLIAT. — SEELEY'S ILLUSTRATED POCKET LIBRARY.

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