Project Gutenberg 2011-02-18 Public domain in the USA. 113 Geikie, James 1839 1915 Geikie, J. (James) Geology Reading ease score: 58.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Heather Clark, Tom Cosmas and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Geology" by James Geikie is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book serves as an elementary manual intended for self-instruction and educational purposes, focusing on the essential principles and processes of geology. Geikie aims to make geology accessible to learners, detailing various rock types, geological formations, and the influencing forces of nature on Earth's physical structure. The opening of "Geology" establishes the fundamental definition of geology as the science dedicating itself to understanding Earth's origin and its structural evolution over time. Geikie explains the diverse classification of rocks, introducing categories such as mechanically formed, chemically formed, organically derived, metamorphic, and igneous rocks. Distinct examples illustrate how specific geological processes like water action and sedimentation create different rock types, setting the stage for deeper exploration into the mechanics and histories of Earth’s materials. This introductory section effectively primes the reader for further investigation into the broader concepts of geology that the book promises to unravel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Geology QE Text Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Browsing: Science - General 247489 245262 2024-10-15T05:00:35.200063 2023-09-15T10:34:04.587508 text/html text/html 241459 2011-02-18T17:13:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1176347 2011-02-18T17:13:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1221657 2024-10-15T05:00:45.209047 application/epub+zip 1225172 2024-10-15T05:00:37.982117 application/epub+zip 146539 2024-10-15T05:00:35.966088 application/epub+zip 1324906 2024-10-15T05:00:50.611026 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1296878 2024-10-15T05:00:42.890046 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 197683 2022-09-16T08:09:41.533704 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 209879 209662 2024-10-15T05:00:34.209089 2023-09-15T10:34:03.817517 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 209697 2011-02-18T17:13:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 73542 2011-02-18T17:13:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 209731 2011-02-18T17:13:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 73489 2011-02-18T17:13:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21227 2024-10-15T05:00:50.753982 application/rdf+xml 7634 2024-10-15T05:00:36.532082 image/jpeg 2153 2024-10-15T05:00:36.246088 image/jpeg 1233235 2024-10-15T05:00:35.284080 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