Essay on the Theory of the EarthGood Press, 2021 M11 5 - 366 pages "Essay on the Theory of the Earth" by Georges baron Cuvier. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format. |
Contents
Figure of an Ibis in a Temple in Upper Egypt | |
GEOLOGICAL ILLUSTRATIONS | |
Formation of Downs | |
Reason for which the Conditions of the Problem have been neglected | |
Principle by which this determination is effected | |
Proofs that there are no Fossil Human Bones | |
Progress of the Downs | |
On the SandFlood 368 | |
Action of the Sea upon Coasts | |
On the Level of the Baltic 398 | |
FOSSIL REMAINS OF THE HUMAN SPECIES | |
Account of the displacement of that part of the Coast of the Adriatic which 410 | |
ON THE ACTION OF RUNNING WATERS | |
Connection of Geology with Agriculture and Planting 453 | |
ACCOUNT OF THE IRISH ELK FOSSIL ELEPHANT OR MAMMOTH AND THE MASTODON | |
The Astronomical Monuments left by the Ancients do not bear the excessively remote dates | |
Exaggerations relative to the Antiquity of certain Mining Operations | |
APPENDIX | |
Table of Contents | |
ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF BOULDER STONES IN SCOTLAND HOLLAND GERMANY | |
Cervus megaceros Irish or Isle of Man Elk in the Royal Museum of | |
ON THE CAVES IN WHICH BONES OF CARNIVOROUS ANIMALS OCCUR IN GREAT QUANTITIES | |
Cave containing Bones at Adelsberg in Carniola 540 | |
PLATE I | |
Page 248 | |
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