Chapters From The Physical History Of The Earth An Introduction To Geology And Paleontology 1880 PDF Download

Excerpt from Chapters From the Physical History of the Earth: An Introduction to Geology and Palaeontology IT will readily be conceded that a liberal education is incomplete without some knowledge of the leading principles of modern science. Accordingly, the more practical and immediately useful of the natural sciences -especially chemistry and physical geography - are now usually included in the regular course of study, wherever it is desired to maintain a standard of educa tion commensurate with the demands certain to be made upon a student entering one of the professions, or aspiring to the higher grades of culture. While so many excellent text-books exist, it might seem unnecessary to add to their number; but such works deal with special subjects, and are for the most part highly technical, rendering it necessary that the varied information they contain should be brought to a focus and directed to the elucidation of the physical and biological history of our planet - ah object the author has endeavoured to attain in this volume. Few students or readers find time or Opportunity for acquainting themselves sufficiently with astronomical physics, physical geography, biology. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.