Download or read book First Book of Geology Classic Reprint written by William S. Davis and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-04 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from First Book of Geology To prevent misconception, I will say at Once that this book has no pretensions to be a. Guide to any examina tion, but is intended to introduce the really earnest student to the study of Geology. Examinations, how ever, are not to be ignored 3 it is indisputable that they are important and indispensable aids to education; but in my experience I find that a student who makes them the ultimatum of his study not only loses the true pleasure derived from an acquaintance with the secrets Of nature and the accumulation of intellectual wealth, but he Of ten acquires a secret distaste for the subject Of his studies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book First Book in Geology written by N. S. Shaler and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-28 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from First Book in Geology: Designed for the Use of Beginners This First Book of Geology is intended to give the beginner in the study of that science some general ideas concerning the action of those forces that have shaped the earth. Only a very small part of the more important facts that constitute the store of the geologist is given within its pages. The effort of the writer has been to select from that ample store such topics as will give the student an idea of the world as a great workshop, where the geological forces are constantly working towards definite ends. The greatest and most easily seen of these agents is water, therefore the book begins with a study of water in its most simple mode of action. Next, the action of heat, in its various ways of working, should command the student's attention. Finally, the animal and vegetable life of the earth, whose forces come mainly from the action of heat, receive some attention. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Earth and Its Story written by Angelo Heilprin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-21 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Earth and Its Story: A First Book of Geology Sandstone. Pebble-rocks or Conglomerates (pudding-stones) Where the Materials of Sandstone come from. - Limestones and Marbles. - Organic Nature of Limestones. - The Obliteration of Organic Traces. - Coquina Rock. Chalk. Oceanic Ooze; Globigerina Ooze. - Flags, Shales, and Slates. - Granite. - Distinct Types of Granite. - Origin of Granite. - Igneous and Aqueous Rocks. Gneiss. Origin of Gneiss. Mica Schists and other Schists. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Text Book of Geology Classic Reprint written by Archibald Geikie and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 1168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Text-Book of Geology The present edition of this Textbook has been entirely revised, and in some portions recast or rewritten, so as to bring it abreast of the continuous advance of Geological Science. The additions made to the text, Which extend te every branch of the subject, increase the volume by about 150 pages. Care has been taken to preserve a characteristic feature of former editions by inserting references to the more important memoirs and papers, Where the student Will find fuller information than can be given in a Text-book. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The First Book of the Earth written by Opal Irene Sevrey and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-20 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an elementary study of our planet from a geological perspective. Originally published in 1958, it covers the subject of how the earth was formed, the composition and structure of the earth, including minerals, rocks, and water, volcanoes, mountains, rivers, glaciers, fossils, dinosaurs and life forms. An index is included.
Download or read book Elementary Geology Classic Reprint written by Ralph S. Tarr and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-17 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Elementary Geology There are already a number Of good elementary text books on Geology, and at first it may seem that there is no special excuse for the appearance of another elementary work. However, it has seemed to me, for some time, that there is need of a Geology in which more stress is placed upon the dynamic aspect of the subject than is commonly given. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Introductory Text Book of Geology Classic Reprint written by Co-Director Media South Asia Project Institute of Development Studies David Page and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Introductory d104-Book of Geology Outset, but it will be found as he advances to be the more pleasant as well as more profitable mode of procedure. Every science, like every manual art, has a style and mode of handling peculiar to itself a fact too often lost sight of in volumes professing to be Popular Treatises and Easy Introductions. A. Soldier does not acquire the ready use of his musket by being trained to handle a broomstick; neither can a student become familiar with the truths of his science, or be taught to apply them, unless through the medium. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book First Lessons in Modern Geology Classic Reprint written by Alexander Henry Green and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-06-27 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from First Lessons in Modern Geology Of the illustrations, Figures 23, 24, 25, 26, 31, 32, 34, 35, 39, 40, are from drawings accompanying the manu script. These, and Figures 3, 6, 8, r 5, 16, 20, 36, 37, 38, are new; the remaining twenty-three out of forty-two are copied from previously-published figures. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Geology Classic Reprint written by Archibald Geikie and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Geology Will see that they receive various treatment before they become part of a building. The stones of the walls have been chipped and dressed with chisels and hammers the marble of the chimney-pieces has been smoothed and polished; the slates have been split into thin plates. But some of these building mate rials have undergone much greater changes. The bricks, for instance, were originally soft clay which has been hardened by being baked in ovens. The mortar by which the stones or bricks of the walls are held together. Has been obtained by burning limestone in kilns. The iron used in the house was first of all in the state of a dull red or brown stone, which had to be roasted and melted before the clear bright metal came out of it. I 3. But although these various stones differ so much from each other, they agree in one point - they come from underneath the surface of the ground. If you could trace back each of them to the place from which it came you would find that the freestone and limestone were taken out of quarries, perhaps not very far away, that the slates were cut out of the side of some hill, probably in Wales, that the marble was quarried out of some distant moun tain, possibly in Italy, that the coal was dug out of mines, sunk deep into the earth in some part of Bri tain, and that the bricks were made from clay dug out of pits on some low ground in your neighbourhood. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book A Text Book of Geology Classic Reprint written by Albert Perry Brigham and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-07-22 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Text-Book of Geology Structural geology explains the composition of rocks and the forms in which they occur. Thus some rocks are sandstones or limestones, others are slates or schists, and others are ancient or modern lavas. These occur in beds or masses of many kinds, and have often been folded, broken, or otherwise changed. As a result of composition, structure, and dynamic changes we have land forms, the study of which is included in Part II. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Geology of the Nepal Himalaya written by Megh Raj Dhital and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-02-11 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the geology of the entire Himalayan range in Nepal, i.e., from the Gangetic plain in the south to the Tethyan zone in the north. Without a comprehensive look at the various Himalayan zones, it is practically impossible to fully grasp the processes at work behind the formation and development of the spectacular Himalaya. However, the goal is not merely to document all the scientific ontology but rather to reveal a sound basis for the prevailing concepts. Both the early literature on Himalayan geology and contemporary trends are fully covered. For the first time, the origin, use, and abuse of common Himalayan geological terms such as the Siwaliks, Lesser Himalaya, Main Boundary Thrust, Main Central Thrust, and Tethys are discussed. The book will help readers to progress from a cognitive approach to a constructive one by linking various types of knowledge, such as seeking relations between various geological structures as well as between earlier thoughts or views and contemporary approaches.
Download or read book An Introduction to Geology Classic Reprint written by William Berryman Scott and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-13 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Introduction to Geology This book had its origin in the attempt to write introductory work, dealing principally with American Geology, upon the lines of Sir Archibald Geikie's excellent little "Class-Book." In spite of vigorous efforts at compression, it has expanded to its present size, though the difference from the "Class-Book," in this respect, lies not so much in the quantity of matter as in the larger size of the type and illustrations. The book is intended to serve as an introduction to the science of Geology, both for students who desire to pursue the subject exhaustively, and also for the much larger class of those who wish merely to obtain an outline of the methods and principal results of the science. To the future specialist it will be of advantage to go over the whole ground in an elementary course, so that he may appreciate the relative significance of the various parts, and their bearing upon one another. This accomplished, he may pursue his chosen branch much more intelligently than if he were to confine his attention exclusively to that branch from the beginning of his studies. Students, and only too often their instructors, are apt to prefer a text-book upon which they can lean with implicit confidence, and which never leaves them in doubt upon any subject, but is always ready to pronounce a definite and final opinion. They dislike being called upon to weigh evidence and balance probabilities, and to suspend judgment when the testimony is insufficient to justify a decision. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book An Elementary Course of Geology Mineralogy Physical Geography Vol 1 Classic Reprint written by David Thomas Ansted and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Elementary Course of Geology, Mineralogy, Physical Geography, Vol. 1 The First Edition of this work, published in 1850, having been, found adapted for a certain class of readers and students, the Author has been careful, in preparing a Second Edition, to adhere to those peculiarities of treatment in which it differs from other works hitherto published on Geology. He believes these to be first, its comprehensiveness, as including the elements of all departments of Geological science; secondly, its compactness, as bringing within a narrow space a great multi tude of facts important to be known; and thirdly, its method, as presenting those numerous facts in a convenient order. He is aware that these qualities are obtained at the sacrifice of a certain amount of popularity, and he can hardly h0pe to render very attractive to the general reader the accumulation of material which it has been his chief object not to dissipate. In preparing a new edition, he has shortened some parts of the work and considerably increased other parts, endeavouring to bring into a somewhat better proportion the various divisions of the subject. He has carefully modified the Mineralogy, retaining however in the main the former method of arrangement, which he believes to be the one best adapted for the Geological student; and he has greatly added to the list of synonyms, which now includes 1400 names. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Introductory Geology written by Thomas C. Chamberlin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-02 with total page 1042 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Introductory Geology: A Text-Book for Colleges This text-book on Geology is intended primarily for college students who are already in possession Of the elements of physics, chemistry, and biology. It is intended to serve as a basis for a half-year's work; but by the judicious selection Of material to be presented and omitted, the volume may be used for briefer courses, and supplemented by the numerous articles and treatises referred to in the text, it may be made the basis for more extended courses. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Principles of Geology written by Sir Charles Lyell and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Critical Examination of the First Principles of Geology written by George Bellas Greenough and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-11 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Critical Examination of the First Principles of Geology: In a Series of Essays On the Inequalities which existed on the Mace of the Earth previously to dilu'oian Action, and on the Causes of these Inequalities. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book A Compend of Geology Classic Reprint written by Joseph Le Conte and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-13 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Compend of Geology Origin of soil - If we dig into the earth anywhere, at a certain depth, greater in some places than in others, we find rock. How was the earthy soil formed? Per haps some imagine that it is an original clothing intended to cover the rocky nakedness of the new-born earth. But the very first lesson to be learned by the study of geology is that everything that we see, even the most enduring such as hills, mountains, rocks, etc. - have become what they are, usually by a slow process. N ow, soils are no exceptions. All soil is formed by a disintegration or rotting down of rocks. Sometimes the soils remain resting on the rocks from which they were formed sometimes they are removed to another place, as, e. G., from hill-sides to bottom-lands sometimes they are carried by streams to great distances, and deposited as sedi ments, and again raised as land but in all cases they are formed in the same way - viz., by the rotting down of rocks under the slow action Of the atmosphere. The active ingredients of the air in this process are oxygen, carbonic acid (carbon dioxide), and water, as va por or as moisture. N ow, rain-water contains in solution both oxygen and carbon dioxide. Therefore, rain-water, wetting the surface and penetrating the cracks Of rocks, is the great agent of the formation of soil. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
