Travels in North America
Travels in North America
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USDSir 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.
Product details
September 2010Paperback
9781108020213
304 pages
216 × 140 × 17 mm
0.39kg
14 b/w illus. 1 map
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Table of Contents
- 14. Dr. Channing
- 15. Alleghany Mountains
- 16. Succession of strata on the Ohio between Pomeroy and Cincinnati
- 17. Alluvial terraces at Cincinnati, and their origin
- 18. Cincinnati
- 19. Cleveland
- 20. Mirage on Lake Ontario
- 21. Kingston
- 22. Glacial furrows in the valley of the St. Lawrence
- 23. Halifax
- 24. Coal formation of Nova Scotia
- 25. Lower carboniferous or gypsiferous formation of Nova Scotia
- 26. Progress and resources of Nova Scotia
- Description of plates and maps
- Index.
