Project Gutenberg 2012-08-04 Public domain in the USA. 118 Norton, William Harmon 1856 1944 The Elements of Geology Reading ease score: 64.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Introduction: the scope and aim of geology -- Part I. External geological agencies: The work of the weather. The work of ground water. Rivers and valleys. River deposits. The work of glaciers. The work of the wind. The sea and its shores. Offshore and deep-sea deposits -- Part II. Internal geological agencies: Movements of the earth's crust. Earthquakes. Volcanoes. Underground structures of igneous origin. Metamorphism and mineral veins -- Part III. Historical geology: The geological record. The pre-Cambrian systems. The Cambrian. The Ordovician and Silurian. The Devonian. The Carboniferous. The Mesozoic. The Tertiary. The Quaternary. Produced by Tom Cosmas "The Elements of Geology" by William Harmon Norton is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This textbook aims to provide a comprehensive yet accessible introduction to the field of geology, emphasizing pedagogical methods that connect geological processes with the landforms and rock structures they create. The work seeks to accommodate both beginners in the subject and educators, with a focus on understanding the principles and reasoning behind geological change. The opening of the text establishes geologic study as a way to understand the history of the Earth through its rocks, including their formation, alteration, and the factors that have influenced their current states. Norton discusses the processes that lead to geological changes, emphasizing the importance of both external forces, such as weather and water, and internal movements such as earthquakes and volcanic activity. This introduction sets the stage for a detailed exploration of geological principles, aiming to ground readers in key concepts while making practical exercises available to reinforce learning. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40404/40404-h/images/cover.jpg en Geology QE Text Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Browsing: Science - General 1045818 1045612 2024-10-17T06:04:32.692871 2023-09-17T14:03:54.589479 text/html text/html 997679 2012-08-22T06:50:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 16806938 2012-08-22T06:52:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 14698169 2024-10-17T06:05:21.650182 application/epub+zip 14717023 2024-10-17T06:04:49.993287 application/epub+zip 368459 2024-10-17T06:04:35.639859 application/epub+zip 12277043 2024-10-17T06:05:35.534089 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 12146416 2024-10-17T06:05:06.332201 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 531540 2022-09-18T13:25:40.773579 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 773632 773627 2024-10-17T06:04:27.867866 2023-09-17T14:03:50.748451 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 773233 2012-08-22T06:51:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 270882 2012-08-22T06:52:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 773342 2012-08-22T06:51:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 270784 2012-08-22T06:52:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21542 2024-10-17T06:05:35.786077 application/rdf+xml 8156 2024-10-17T06:04:35.892846 image/jpeg 1498 2024-10-17T06:04:35.774845 image/jpeg 16803204 2024-10-17T06:04:33.644883 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