Travels in North America: With Geological Observations on the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia, Volume 2Cambridge University Press, 16 sep 2010 - 304 pagina's Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875) was one of the most renowned geologists of the nineteenth century. His Principles of Geology (also reissued in this series) laid the foundations of evolutionary biology, and greatly influenced Darwin. Lyell's most important contribution to modern geology was his refining and popularising of the concept of uniformitarianism, the idea that the earth has been formed through slow-acting geological forces over billions of years. These volumes, first published in 1845, are the result of Lyell's 1841 lecture tour across the United States and Canada, in the course of which he made many observations on the formation of the American landscape. Using the popular format of a travel diary, Lyell provides vivid and detailed descriptions of North American geology, with discussions of important geological sites. Volume 2 contains his travels in Canada. |
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... Daguerreotype of the Falls . Boulder Formation at Whirlpool , and Valley of St. David's . Glacial polishing and Furrows . -- Influence of Icebergs on Drift ― 85 CHAPTER XX . Mirage on Lake Ontario . — Toronto.-. iv CONTENTS .
... Daguerreotype of the Falls . Boulder Formation at Whirlpool , and Valley of St. David's . Glacial polishing and Furrows . -- Influence of Icebergs on Drift ― 85 CHAPTER XX . Mirage on Lake Ontario . — Toronto.-. iv CONTENTS .
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... Furrows in the Valley of the St. Lawrence . Action of packed Ice in the Canadian Rivers.- Boulder Form- ation with and without Shells . — Gannanoqui . -- Mountain of Montreal . Recent Shells in Drift more than 500 Feet above the Sea ...
... Furrows in the Valley of the St. Lawrence . Action of packed Ice in the Canadian Rivers.- Boulder Form- ation with and without Shells . — Gannanoqui . -- Mountain of Montreal . Recent Shells in Drift more than 500 Feet above the Sea ...
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... Furrows in Nova Scotia . - Difference of Climate of Halifax and Windsor.- Tracts covered with Kalmia . Linnæa borealis . High Tides of the Bay of Fundy . The Bore . - Recent Deposits of Red Mud hardened in the Sun. Fossil Showers of ...
... Furrows in Nova Scotia . - Difference of Climate of Halifax and Windsor.- Tracts covered with Kalmia . Linnæa borealis . High Tides of the Bay of Fundy . The Bore . - Recent Deposits of Red Mud hardened in the Sun. Fossil Showers of ...
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Inhoudsopgave
Dr Channing Agitation in Rhode Island Armed Con | 1 |
CHAPTER XV | 24 |
CHAPTER XVII | 58 |
CHAPTER XVIII | 72 |
CHAPTER XIX | 85 |
Kingston Montreal | 115 |
Glacial Furrows in the Valley of the St Lawrence Action | 135 |
CHAPTER XXIV | 176 |
DESCRIPTION OF PLATES AND MAPS | 235 |
W B Owen David Dale M D Mather W | 248 |
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