Essay on the Theory of the Earth

W. Blackwood, 1817 - 348 pàgines

PRELIMINARY Observations	1

Plan of this Essay	4

Of the first Appearance of the Earth	6

First Proofs of Revolutions on the Surface of the Globe	7

Proofs that such Revolutions have been numerous	12

Proofs that the Revolutions have been sudden	15

Proofs of the Occurrence of Revolutions before the Existence of Living Beings	17

Examination of the Causes which act at present on the Surface of our Globe	24

Of the Difficulty of distinguishing the Fossil Bones	88

Results of the Researches respecting the Fossil Bones	103

Proofs that the extinct Species of Quadrupeds are	114

Proofs of the recent Population of the World and that	132

33 Proofs from Traditions of a great Catastrophe	146

Proofs derived from several Miscellaneous Considera	165

Concluding Reflections བ	171

SUPPLEMENT being an Extract from the Researches	183

Of Slips or Falling Down of the Materials of Moun tains	25

Of Alluvial Formations	26

Of the Formation of Downs	29

Of the Formation of Cliffs or steep Shores	30

Of Depositions formed in Water	32

Of Stalactites	33

Of Lithophytes ib 16 Of Incrustations	34

Of Volcanoes	35

Of Astronomical Causes of the Revolutions on the Earths Surface	37

Of former Systems of Geology	39

Diversities of the Geological Systems and their Causes	48

Of the Importance of Extraneous Fossils or Petrifac	54

Of the small Probability of discovering new Species	61

Enquiry respecting the Fabulous Animals of the	74

A On the Subsidence of Strata	197

H Action of the Sea upon Coasts	221

K On the Diminution of the Waters of the Ocean	229

Greywacke	235

K CUVIERS GEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES	257

ORDER SOLIDUNGULA	265

ORDER PALMATA	283

Genera TestudoTortoise	285

Gibraltar	291

Plastic Clay Formation	297

Isle of Wight Basin	321

Lower Freshwater Formation	331

Alluvial Formations	337

Formations below Chalk	343

Títol	Essay on the Theory of the Earth Essay on the Theory of the Earth, Georges baron Cuvier
Autors	Georges baron Cuvier, Robert Jameson
Edició	3
Editor	W. Blackwood, 1817
Original de	Biblioteca Pública de Nova York
Digitalitzat el	28 Jul. 2011
Nre. de pàgines	348 pàgines

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