Mary Somerville describes the earth as a single system: its geology, mountains and plains, rivers and lakes, oceans and currents, climate and weather, and the distribution of plants, animals and peoples across the continents. This American edition adds a glossary of scientific terms, and her explanations range from the structure of rock strata to why thunder rolls.
A landmark of nineteenth-century science writing by one of its most admired women scientists. Download the free EPUB.