Project Gutenberg 2010-11-17 Public domain in the USA. 148 Lyell, Charles, Sir 1797 1875 05015499 A Manual of Elementary Geology or, The Ancient Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants as Illustrated by Geological Monuments Produced by Julia Miller, Iris Schröder-Gehring and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "A Manual of Elementary Geology" by Sir Charles Lyell is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. This work serves as a foundational guide for understanding geology, focusing on the ancient changes of the Earth and its inhabitants as illustrated by geological monuments. The book is designed to assist students and enthusiasts in comprehending how natural processes have shaped the planet's geological structure over vast periods. The opening of the manual establishes the essential framework for geology, defining the science and describing the various classes of rocks based on their origin and age. Lyell discusses the distinction between aqueous and volcanic rocks, explaining how each type forms and their respective characteristics. He emphasizes the gradual changes that have occurred in the Earth's crust, highlighting the importance of fossils and stratification in understanding the history of our planet and its life forms. This introductory portion sets the stage for a detailed exploration of geological principles and phenomena that Lyell aims to elucidate in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Geology QE Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Browsing: Science - General 2076649 2062010 2024-09-14T11:40:00.198356 2023-09-15T06:40:42.960189 text/html text/html 2002533 2010-11-17T14:41:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 13511293 2010-11-17T14:41:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 12407827 2024-09-14T11:40:38.891197 application/epub+zip 12443658 2024-09-14T11:40:08.495303 application/epub+zip 763804 2024-09-14T11:40:04.408412 application/epub+zip 13076742 2024-09-14T11:41:00.569036 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 12861384 2024-09-14T11:40:34.057178 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1167324 2022-09-15T15:13:08.915903 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1588278 1588045 2024-09-14T11:39:51.624427 2023-09-15T06:40:35.622628 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1587355 2010-11-17T14:41:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 557022 2010-11-17T14:41:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1588016 2010-11-17T14:41:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 556533 2010-11-17T14:41:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20406 2024-09-14T11:41:00.852018 application/rdf+xml 12557 2024-09-14T11:40:05.187307 image/jpeg 2994 2024-09-14T11:40:04.823308 image/jpeg 13885928 2024-09-14T11:40:01.454364 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