Project Gutenberg 2010-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 56 Darwin, Charles 1809 1882 Darwin, Charles Robert Geologische Beobachtungen über die Vulcanischen Inseln Mit kurzen Bemerkungen über die Geologie von Australien und dem Cap der guten Hoffnung Constanze Hofmann, Odessa Paige Turner, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Geologische Beobachtungen über die Vulcanischen Inseln" by Charles Darwin is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. The work offers detailed geological observations gathered during Darwin's travels aboard the HMS Beagle, specifically focusing on volcanic islands and their geological formations. It delves into the geological peculiarities of various islands, discussing elements like sedimentary layers, volcanic activity, and mineral compositions. At the start of this scientific exploration, the author outlines the structure and significance of the geological features encountered on St. Jago, one of the Cape Verde Islands. He describes the varying stone layers, including crystallized and sedimentary deposits, and the impact of volcanic activity on these formations. Darwin emphasizes the importance of his observations due to the rarity of scientific research conducted in such areas and sets the stage for a detailed analysis of the geological formations, noting the interaction between volcanic processes and geological history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Beagle Expedition (1831-1836) Geology -- South America Volcanoes -- Southern Hemisphere QE Text DE Sachbuch Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Browsing: Travel & Geography 581727 581573 2024-09-13T13:26:15.838473 2023-09-14T07:30:13.571012 text/html text/html 581897 2021-02-16T01:43:07 text/html 1741214 2024-09-13T13:26:36.081807 application/epub+zip 1747371 2024-09-13T13:26:23.209914 application/epub+zip 265407 2024-09-13T13:26:17.010421 application/epub+zip 2430839 2024-09-13T13:26:41.872780 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2367466 2024-09-13T13:26:29.847860 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369507 2022-09-15T03:30:32.955838 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477496 477411 2024-09-13T13:26:14.516443 2023-09-14T07:30:12.219970 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 477834 2021-02-16T01:47:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19130 2024-09-13T13:26:42.018786 application/rdf+xml 21155 2024-09-13T13:26:17.434916 image/jpeg 4416 2024-09-13T13:26:17.233899 image/jpeg 163504 2021-02-16T01:47:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 1640733 2021-10-24T15:25:57 application/octet-stream application/zip 1704167 2024-09-13T13:26:15.941451 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia