Project Gutenberg 2013-05-20 Public domain in the USA. 135 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 Story of the Earth and Man Produced by Tom Cosmas using scanned images and materials obtained from The Internet Archive. "The Story of the Earth and Man" by Sir John William Dawson is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book explores geological history and the evolution of life on Earth, emphasizing the interconnectedness of geological events and the development of life forms. Dawson aims to present geological concepts in a manner accessible to general readers while remaining accurate and informative. The opening of the work establishes its intent to outline the Earth's geological history through various stages, beginning with the formation of the planet. Dawson discusses the initial state of the Earth as formless and void, moving on to explore the early geological periods characterized by volcanic activity, sediment formation, and the existence of primitive life forms. He references scientific theories, such as the nebular theory, and sets up a framework for understanding how geological layers and life forms have evolved over time, engaging both scientific insights and spiritual reflections on creation. Through this approach, Dawson invites readers to appreciate the grandeur of Earth's history and the complexities of natural sciences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42741/42741-h/images/cover.jpg en Paleontology Human beings -- Origin QE Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Browsing: Science - General 757346 757355 2024-09-18T04:57:24.771174 2023-09-18T13:19:48.386945 text/html text/html 755361 2013-05-19T20:55:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4280829 2013-05-19T20:55:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 4233779 2024-09-18T04:57:45.598073 application/epub+zip 4240940 2024-09-18T04:57:31.029106 application/epub+zip 329428 2024-09-18T04:57:25.931152 application/epub+zip 5029434 2024-09-18T04:57:53.212004 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4964122 2024-09-18T04:57:39.985065 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 456930 2022-09-19T14:02:07.220779 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 662657 662572 2024-09-18T04:57:23.349164 2023-09-18T13:19:47.063946 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 662177 2013-05-19T20:55:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 236609 2013-05-19T20:55:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 662370 2013-05-19T20:55:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 236508 2013-05-19T20:55:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20851 2024-09-18T04:57:53.440983 application/rdf+xml 8885 2024-09-18T04:57:26.067137 image/jpeg 2000 2024-09-18T04:57:25.999136 image/jpeg 4294007 2024-09-18T04:57:24.934154 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