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The Sea and Its Living Wonders A Popular Account of the Marvels of the Deep and of the Progress of Martime Discovery from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time

The Sea and Its Living Wonders A Popular Account of the Marvels of the Deep and of the Progress of Martime Discovery from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time

by G. Hartwig

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Author
Hartwig, G. (Georg), 1813-1880
Credits
Produced by Chris Curnow, Sharon Joiner, 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
QL: Science: Zoology
Subject
Discoveries in geography -- History
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 62011
Release Date
May 3, 2020
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE SEA AND ITS LIVING WONDERS A POPULAR ACCOUNT OF THE MARVELS OF THE DEEP AND OF THE PROGRESS OF MARITIME DISCOVERY FROM THE EARLIEST AGES TO THE PRESENT TIME
  2. 2.DR. G. HARTWIG AUTHOR OF "THE TROPICAL WORLD" "THE HARMONIES OF NATURE" "THE POLAR WORLD" AND "THE SUBTERRANEAN WORLD"
  3. 3.NOTICE
  4. 4.PREFACE TO THE THIRD AND FOURTH EDITIONS.
  5. 5.PREFACE TO THE FIRST TWO EDITIONS.
  6. 6.PART I. THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE SEA.
  7. 7.CHAPTER I. THE MAGNITUDE OF THE SEA.
  8. 8.CHAPTER II. THE WAVES OF THE OCEAN.
  9. 9.CHAPTER III. THE TIDES.
  10. 10.CHAPTER IV. MARINE CAVES.
  11. 11.CHAPTER V. OCEAN CURRENTS.
  12. 12.CHAPTER VI. THE AËRIAL AND TERRESTRIAL MIGRATIONS OF THE WATERS.
  13. 13.CHAPTER VII. MARINE CONSTRUCTIONS.
  14. 14.CHAPTER VIII. THE CETACEANS.
  15. 15.CHAPTER IX. SEALS AND WALRUSES.
  16. 16.CHAPTER X. SEA-BIRDS.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XI. THE REPTILES OF THE OCEAN.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XII. THE MARINE FISHES.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XIII. CRUSTACEA. CRABS—LOBSTERS.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XIV. MARINE ANNELIDES.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XV. MOLLUSCS.
  22. 22.CHAPTER XVI. ECHINODERMATA. STAR-FISHES, SEA-URCHINS, AND SEA-CUCUMBERS.
  23. 23.CHAPTER XVII. CŒLENTERATA. POLYPS AND JELLY-FISHES.
  24. 24.CHAPTER XVIII. PROTOZOA.
  25. 25.CHAPTER XIX. MARINE PLANTS.
  26. 26.CHAPTER XX. THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF MARINE LIFE.
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXI. THE PHOSPHORESCENCE OF THE SEA.
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXII. THE PRIMITIVE OCEAN.
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXIII.
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXIV.
  31. 31.CHAPTER XXV.
  32. 32.CHAPTER XXVI.
  33. 33.CHAPTER XXVII.
  34. 34.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
  35. 35.PART I. THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE SEA.
  36. 36.CHAPTER I. THE MAGNITUDE OF THE SEA.
  37. 37.CHAP. II.
  38. 38.CHAP. III.
  39. 39.CHAP. IV.
  40. 40.CHAP. V.
  41. 41.CHAP. VI.
  42. 42.CHAP. VII.
  43. 43.PART II.
  44. 44.CHAP. VIII.
  45. 45.CHAP. IX.
  46. 46.CHAP. X.
  47. 47.CHAP. XI.
  48. 48.CHAP. XII.
  49. 49.CHAP. XIII.
  50. 50.CHAP. XIV.
  51. 51.CHAP. XV.
  52. 52.CHAP. XVI.
  53. 53.CHAP. XVII.
  54. 54.CHAP. XVIII.
  55. 55.CHAP. XIX.
  56. 56.CHAP. XX.
  57. 57.CHAP. XXI.
  58. 58.CHAP. XXII.
  59. 59.PART III. THE PROGRESS OF MARITIME DISCOVERY.
  60. 60.CHAP. XXIII.
  61. 61.CHAP. XXIV.
  62. 62.CHAP. XXV.
  63. 63.CHAP. XXVI.
  64. 64.CHAP. XXVII.
  65. 65.INDEX

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