Darwin, Charles 1809-1882 creator text utu 2001 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Coral Reefs" by Charles Darwin is a scientific monograph published in 1842 that presents his groundbreaking theory of how coral reefs and atolls form. Darwin conceived this theory during the Beagle voyage before even seeing a coral island, proposing that vast areas of ocean crust rise and fall over immense time periods. His observations explained how fringing reefs transform into barrier reefs and eventually into atolls as land slowly subsides beneath the sea, solving a major scientific puzzle of his era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Structure_and_Distribution_of_Coral_Reefs Release date is 2001-06-01 Sue Asscher and David Widger Original publication data not identified Beagle Expedition (1831-1836) Coral reefs and islands Volcanoes Islands Geology -- South America QE Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2690 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2690 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133101.0 2690