Principles of Geology, Volume 2, Bind 2University of Chicago Press, 1990 - 352 sider As important to modern world views as any work of Darwin, Marx, or Freud, Lyell's Principles of Geology has never before been available in paperback. In the second of three volumes, Lyell (1797-1875) continues his uniformitarian argument of Volume I—the physical features of the earth are endlessly fluctuating around a stable mean—but focuses on organic rather than inorganic processes. Volume II is widely known because of its influence on Darwin, who took the book on his famous Beagle voyage and was stimulated by Lyell's extensive treatment of biological history and diversity. |
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Side ix
... formation of new islands -from the wearing through of an isthmus - Each change in the physical geography of large regions must occasion the extinction of species - Effects of a general alteration of climate on the migration of species ...
... formation of new islands -from the wearing through of an isthmus - Each change in the physical geography of large regions must occasion the extinction of species - Effects of a general alteration of climate on the migration of species ...
Side x
... formation of valleys , and on the age of the cones of certain extinct volcanos - Rain diminished by the felling of forests - Distribution of the American forests dependent on the direction of the predominant winds- Influence of man in ...
... formation of valleys , and on the age of the cones of certain extinct volcanos - Rain diminished by the felling of forests - Distribution of the American forests dependent on the direction of the predominant winds- Influence of man in ...
Side xi
Charles Lyell. -Imbedding of organic bodies and works of art in volcanic formations on the land - Cities and their inhabitants buried by showers of ejected matter —by lava — In tuffs or mud ... Formation of coral reefs - They CONTENTS . xi.
Charles Lyell. -Imbedding of organic bodies and works of art in volcanic formations on the land - Cities and their inhabitants buried by showers of ejected matter —by lava — In tuffs or mud ... Formation of coral reefs - They CONTENTS . xi.
Side xii
Charles Lyell. PAGE CHAPTER XVIII . Formation of coral reefs - They are composed of shells as well as corals- Conversion of a submerged reef into an island - Extent and thickness of coral formations - The Maldiva isles - Growth of coral ...
Charles Lyell. PAGE CHAPTER XVIII . Formation of coral reefs - They are composed of shells as well as corals- Conversion of a submerged reef into an island - Extent and thickness of coral formations - The Maldiva isles - Growth of coral ...
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CHAPTER | 1 |
CHAPTER II | 18 |
CHAPTER III | 36 |
CHAPTER IV | 49 |
CHAPTER V | 66 |
CHAPTER VI | 87 |
CHAPTER VII | 105 |
CHAPTER VIII | 123 |
CHAPTER X | 158 |
CHAPTER XI | 176 |
CHAPTER XII | 185 |
CHAPTER XIII | 209 |
CHAPTER XIV | 228 |
CHAPTER XV | 239 |
CHAPTER XVI | 253 |
CHAPTER XVII | 272 |
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