Romance of Modern Geology

by Edwin Sharpe Grew

24 chapters8h 8mEnglish1909

About this book

From the series, The Library of Romance, this book introduces the reader to the modern geology of the 1909, with topics that include the building and shaping of the earth, the action of weather, rivers, seas and ice on the earth, earthquakes and volcanoes, and, of course, dinosaurs and other extinct animals. - Summary by Ann Boulais

Chapters (24)

1The Building of the Earth

1349

2The Earth's Shape

1165

3Effects of Weather on the Earth's History

1023

4Records Left by Rivers

996

5Records Left by the Sea

979

6Cold and Ice on the Earth

1236

7The Fire-Hardened Rocks

1128

8The Earth at its Beginning

665

9The Childhood of the Earth

1135

10The Earth as the Abode of Life

1037

11Life in Other Worlds

956

12The Hardening of Rocks

877

13Earthquakes on Geology

1209

14Some Famous Earthquakes

1725

15The Causes of Earthquakes

1929

16Volcanoes and Mountain Formation

2021

17Families of Rocks and Their Descendants

1587

18How the Coal Beds were Laid Down

1291

19The Age of Reptiles

893

20The Age of Reptiles, continued

938

21The Chalk Period

1107

22The Age of Mammals

1517

23The Ice Age

1730

24The Kingdom of Man

822

Romance of Modern Geology

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Chapters (24)

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