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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... Marine Shells in Coal Measures near Frostburg. — Wide Geographical Distribution of Fossil Coal Plants. .... Page 1 CHAPTER XV. Alleghany Mountains. — Union. — Horizontal Coal Formation. — Brownsville on the Monongahela. — Facilities of ...
... Marine Shells in Coal Measures near Frostburg. — Wide Geographical Distribution of Fossil Coal Plants. .... Page 1 CHAPTER XV. Alleghany Mountains. — Union. — Horizontal Coal Formation. — Brownsville on the Monongahela. — Facilities of ...
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... Marine Shells. — Table of Organic Remains of the Carboniferous Limestone of Nova Scotia and Island of Cape Breton - - - 204 CHAPTER XXVI. Progress and Resources of Nova Scotia. — Highland vi CONTENTS.
... Marine Shells. — Table of Organic Remains of the Carboniferous Limestone of Nova Scotia and Island of Cape Breton - - - 204 CHAPTER XXVI. Progress and Resources of Nova Scotia. — Highland vi CONTENTS.
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Inhoudsopgave
CHAPTER XV | 24 |
Succession of Strata on the Ohio between Pomeroy | 45 |
Alluvial Terraces at Cincinnati and their Origin Bones | 58 |
Cincinnati Journey across Ohio to Cleveland New | 72 |
CHAPTER XIX | 85 |
CHAPTER XXI | 115 |
CHAPTER XXII | 135 |
Coal Formation of Nova Scotia Productive Coal Measures | 176 |
CHAPTER XXV | 204 |
DESCRIPTION OF PLATES AND MAPS | 235 |
Map of the Niagara District | 259 |
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