Project Gutenberg 2012-07-02 Public domain in the USA. 138 Dawson, John William, Sir 1820 1899 Dawson, Sir John William Dawson, J. W. (John William), Sir Dawson, J. William (John William), Sir Dawson, William, Sir Dawson, Sir J. William The Meeting-Place of Geology and History General nature of the subject -- The world before man -- The earliest traces of man -- The palanthropic age -- Subdivisions and conditions of the palanthropic age -- End of the palanthropic age -- The early neanthropic age -- The palanthropic age in the light of history -- The Deluge of Noah -- Special questions respecting the Deluge -- The prehistoric and historic in the east -- The neanthropic dispersion -- Summary of results. E-text prepared by Albert László, Tom Cosmas, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "The Meeting-Place of Geology and History" by Sir John William Dawson is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The volume aims to explore the intersection of geological records with human history, particularly focusing on the origins of humanity in relation to geological evidence. It examines how various scientific findings can substantiate biblical narratives about human beginnings and the earth's history, while clarifying significant misconceptions. The opening of the work presents the author's intention to outline the intricate connections and overlaps between geology and history. Dawson discusses the role of geologists and historians in studying the earth's strata and past cultures, respectively. He outlines how both disciplines have significant yet distinct contributions to understanding human origins, emphasizing that neither discipline can be entirely excluded or dismissed. The introduction sets the groundwork for a deeper examination to come, whereby the author seeks to reveal how geological evidence intersects with historical and biblical accounts, underscoring the complexity of humanity's place within the broader context of earth history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40121/40121-h/images/cover.jpg en Deluge Prehistoric peoples GN Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 403289 402965 2024-09-17T04:24:13.435943 2023-09-17T12:40:35.497829 text/html text/html 397480 2012-07-01T21:10:03 text/html 1303456 2012-07-01T21:13:51 text/html application/zip 1212562 2024-09-17T04:24:23.896328 application/epub+zip 1221537 2024-09-17T04:24:16.322913 application/epub+zip 178578 2024-09-17T04:24:14.078023 application/epub+zip 2009973 2024-09-17T04:24:28.157395 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1976472 2024-09-17T04:24:21.550859 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262894 2022-09-18T11:26:20.030968 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328111 2024-09-17T04:24:12.424930 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 327677 2012-07-01T21:02:59 text/plain; charset=utf-8 117759 2012-07-01T21:04:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 327506 2012-07-01T21:01:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 117665 2012-07-01T21:01:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 327639 2012-07-01T21:01:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 117592 2012-07-01T21:01:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22751 2024-09-17T04:24:28.311344 application/rdf+xml 16659 2024-09-17T04:24:14.201886 image/jpeg 2611 2024-09-17T04:24:14.140917 image/jpeg 1302632 2024-09-17T04:24:13.528920 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