Darwin, Charles,  1809-1882 <br/><br/>
Geological Observations on South America 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geological_Observations_on_South_America  Release date is 2003-01-01 
<br/><br/> "Geological Observations on South America" by Charles Darwin is a scientific book published in 1846. Based on Darwin's travels aboard HMS Beagle, it documents the continent's geological features, fossils, and rock formations across Chile, Brazil, and Argentina. The third in Darwin's geology series, it presents groundbreaking observations about the Andes' uplift and South America's gradual elevation. Though Darwin himself called it "dreadfully dull," the work advanced geological understanding of continental formation during recent geological periods. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Beagle Expedition (1831-1836) Paleontology Geology -- South America Mollusks, Fossil -- South America 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QE