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Some Salient Points in the Science of the Earth

by John William Dawson

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Epigraph — The Starting-Point
  3. 3Chapter I — The Starting-Point
  4. 4World-Making
  5. 5Chapter II — World-Making
  6. 6The Imperfection of the Geological Record
  7. 7Chapter III — The Imperfection of the Geological Record
  8. 8The History of the North Atlantic
  9. 9Chapter IV — The History of the North Atlantic
  10. 10The Dawn of Life
  11. 11Chapter V — The Dawn of Life
  12. 12What May Be Learned From Eozoon
  13. 13Chapter VI — What May Be Learned From Eozoon
  14. 14The Apparition and Succession of Animal Forms
  15. 15Chapter VII — The Apparition and Succession of Animal Forms
  16. 16The Genesis and Migrations of Plants
  17. 17Chapter VIII — The Genesis and Migrations of Plants
  18. 18The Growth of Coal
  19. 19Chapter IX — The Growth of Coal
  20. 20The Oldest Air-Breathers
  21. 21Chapter X — The Oldest Air-Breathers
  22. 22Markings, Footprints and Fucoids
  23. 23Chapter XI — Markings, Footprints and Fucoids
  24. 24Pre-Determination in Nature
  25. 25Chapter XII — Pre-Determination in Nature
  26. 26The Great Ice Age
  27. 27Chapter XIII — The Great Ice Age
  28. 28Causes of Climatal Change
  29. 29Chapter XIV — Causes of Climatal Change
  30. 30The Distribution of Animals and Plants as Related to Geographical a…
  31. 31Chapter XV — The Distribution of Animals and Plants as Related to G…
  32. 32Alpine and Arctic Plants in Connection With Geological History
  33. 33Chapter XVI — Alpine and Arctic Plants in Connection With Geologica…
  34. 34Early Man
  35. 35Chapter XVII — Early Man
  36. 36Man in Nature
  37. 37Chapter XVIII — Man in Nature

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