Some Salient Points in the Science of the Earth (Registro nro. 100484)
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| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
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| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | QE |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Dawson, John William, Sir, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1820-1899 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Some Salient Points in the Science of the Earth |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2019 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
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| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
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| Media type term | computer |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2019-06-02 |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | The starting-point -- World-making -- The imperfection of the geological record -- The history of the North Atlantic -- The dawn of life -- What may be learned from Eozoon -- The apparition and succession of animal forms -- The genesis and migration of plants -- The growth of coal -- The oldest air-breathers -- Markings, footprints, and fucoids -- Pre-determination in nature -- The Great Ice Age -- Causes of climatal change -- The distribution of animals and plants as related to geographical and geological changes -- Alpine and Arctic plants in connection with geological history -- Early man -- Man in nature. |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Tom Cosmas compiled from images made available<br/>by The Internet Archive. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Some Salient Points in the Science of the Earth" by Sir John William Dawson is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work encapsulates key insights and reflections on geology from the author's extensive career, aimed at both scholars and general readers interested in understanding the intricacies of the Earth's history and structure. The book touches on broad geological concepts and significant developments in the field, particularly through the lens of the author's personal experiences and observations. At the start of the book, the author introduces the metaphor of an explorer gaining a broader perspective from a salient point in a landscape, paralleling his intent to present crucial insights in geological science. He emphasizes the importance of personal anecdotes combined with scholarly insight, as he revises past works and integrates them with new findings and thoughts gathered throughout his decades of study. Dawson outlines his journey through various topics, including geological formations and processes, and the implications of these for our understanding of Earth's evolution and complexity. Through this opening, he invites the reader to engage with the mysteries of geology, setting the tone for a reflective examination of the field's past and future explorations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
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| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Geology |
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| Uncontrolled term | Paleontology |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59658">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59658</a> |
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