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The story of the universe (vol 2 of 4)

The story of the universe (vol 2 of 4)

by Esther Singleton

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Editor
Singleton, Esther, 1865-1930
Title
The story of the universe. Volume 2 (of 4) : The earth : land and sea
Original Publication
New York: P.F. Collier and Son, 1905.
Credits
John Campbell 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
Q: Science
Subject
Earth (Planet)
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 77792
Release Date
January 26, 2026
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.Untitled
  3. 3.Untitled
  4. 4.THE STORY OF THE UNIVERSE
  5. 5.Untitled
  6. 6.ILLUSTRATIONS
  7. 7.CONTENTS
  8. 8.Untitled
  9. 9.I.—THE EARTH’S CRUST — FORMATION OF THE EARTH — Élisée Reclus
  10. 10.CLASSES OF ROCKS — Sir Charles Lyell
  11. 11.GEOLOGICAL CHRONOLOGY — Sir J. William Dawson
  12. 12.THE SILURIAN BEACH — Louis Agassiz
  13. 13.CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD — Louis Figuier
  14. 14.THE PALÆONTOLOGICAL HISTORY OF ANIMALS — Hugh Miller
  15. 15.EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC DELUGES — Louis Figuier
  16. 16.GLACIERS — Louis Agassiz
  17. 17.VOLCANIC ACTION — Sir Archibald Geikie
  18. 18.THOUGHTS ABOUT KRAKATOA — Sir Robert S. Ball
  19. 19.VOLCANOES — Sir Archibald Geikie
  20. 20.EARTHQUAKES — William Hughes
  21. 21.MOUNTAINS — A. Keith Johnston
  22. 22.LAKES—FRESH, SALT, AND BITTER — Sir Archibald Geikie
  23. 23.UNDERGROUND WATER: SPRINGS, CAVES, RIVERS, AND LAKES — Élisée Reclus
  24. 24.RIVERS — A. Keith Johnston
  25. 25.SWAMPS AND MARSHES — Élisée Reclus
  26. 26.LOWLAND PLAINS — William Hughes
  27. 27.THE SMELL OF EARTH — G. Clarke Nuttall
  28. 28.DESERTS — Élisée Reclus
  29. 29.II.—THE SEA — THE PRIMITIVE OCEAN — G. Hartwig
  30. 30.THE FLOOR OF THE OCEAN — John James Wild
  31. 31.CORAL FORMATIONS — Charles Darwin
  32. 32.MAGNITUDE AND COLOR OF THE SEA — G. Hartwig
  33. 33.TIDAL ACTION — Sir Robert S. Ball
  34. 34.THE GULF STREAM — Lord Kelvin
  35. 35.THE PHOSPHORESCENCE OF THE SEA — G. Hartwig
  36. 36.THE SEASHORE — P. Martin Duncan
  37. 37.III.—THE ATMOSPHERE — THE OCEAN OF AIR — Agnes Giberne
  38. 38.WEATHER — Sir Ralph Abercromby
  39. 39.THE ROMANCE OF A RAINDROP — Arthur H. Bell
  40. 40.THE RAINBOW — John Tyndall
  41. 41.SNOW, HAIL, AND DEW — Alexander Buchan
  42. 42.THE AURORA BOREALIS — Richard A. Proctor
  43. 43.CLOUDS — D. Wilson Barker
  44. 44.WINDS — William Hughes
  45. 45.SQUALLS, WHIRLWINDS, AND TORNADOES — Sir Ralph Abercromby
  46. 46.FOOTNOTES:
  47. 47.Untitled

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