Sparks from a geologist's hammer

By

Winchell, Alexander, 1824-1891

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Chicago, S.C. Griggs, 1887, c1881

Edition

3rd ed.

Notes

Includes index.

Contents: Æsthetic: Mont Blanc and the Mer de Glace. Ascent of mont Blanc. The beautiful.--Chronological: The old age of continents. Obliterated continents. A grasp of geologic time.--Climatic: Geological seasons. The climate of the lake region. Mammoths and mastodons.--Historical: Salt enterprise in Michigan. A remarkable Maori manuscript.--Philosophical: The genealogy of ships. Huxley and evolution. Grounds and consequences of evolution. The metaphysics of science.

Subjects

Blanc, Mont (France and Italy) , Science

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.24865
OCLC: 8890519