CHAPTER I. GEOLOGICAL REVOLUTIONS. The Eternal Strife between Water and Fire-Strata of Aqueous Origin-Tabular View of their Chronological Succession-Enormous Time required for their Formation-Igncous Action-Metamorphic Rocks-Upheaval and Depression-Fossils-Uninterrupt Succession of Organic Life . . . . Page 1 FOSSILS. General Remarks - Eozoon Canadense - Trilobites - Brachiopods - Pterichthys Milleri-Oldest Reptiles - Wonderful Preservation of Colour in Petrified Shclls - Primzval Corals and Sponges - Sea-lilies - ...
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CHAPTER I. GEOLOGICAL REVOLUTIONS. The Eternal Strife between Water and Fire-Strata of Aqueous Origin-Tabular View of their Chronological Succession-Enormous Time required for their Formation-Igncous Action-Metamorphic Rocks-Upheaval and Depression-Fossils-Uninterrupt Succession of Organic Life . . . . Page 1 FOSSILS. General Remarks - Eozoon Canadense - Trilobites - Brachiopods - Pterichthys Milleri-Oldest Reptiles - Wonderful Preservation of Colour in Petrified Shclls - Primzval Corals and Sponges - Sea-lilies - Orthoceratites and Ammonites - Belemnites - 1chthyosaurus and Plesiosaurus - Pterodactyli-Iguanodon - Tertiary Quadrupeds - Dinotherium - Colossochelys Atlas - Megatherium - Mylodon - Glyptodon - Mammoth - Mastodon - Sivatherium Giganteurn-Fossil Ripple-marks, Rain-drops, and Pootprints-Harmony has reignedfromthebeginning . . . . . . ., . 8 CHAPTER 111. SUgTERRANEAN HEAT. Zone of invariable remporature--Increasing Temporature of the h r t h at R grcitter Depth-Proofs found in Mines and Artesian Wells, in Hot Springs and olcanic lhptions-he whole Earth probably at one time a fluid mass, ., . . . . . . ., 31 Oscillations of the Earths Surface taking place in the present day-First ascertained in Sweden-Examples of Contemporaneous Tfphenral and Depression in Prance and England-Probable Biuses of the Phenomenon . . . 34 COSTENTS. CHAPTER V. SUBTERRANEAN WATERS AND ARTESIAN WELLS. Subterranean Distribution of the waters- dmirable Provisions of Nature-Hydrostatic Laws regulating the Flow of Springs-Thermal Springs-Intwmittent Springs-The Geysir-Bunsens Theory-Artesian Wells-Le Puits de Grenelle-Deep Borings-Various Uses of Artesian Wells-Artesian Wells in Venice and in the Desertof Sahara ., . ., . Page 39 CHAPTER VI. VOLCANOES. Volcanic Mountains-Extinct and active Craters-Their Size-Dangerous Craterexplorations-Dr...
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