Project Gutenberg 2014-10-14 Public domain in the USA. 70 Geikie, James 1839 1915 Geikie, J. (James) 05012332 Fragments of Earth Lore: Sketches & Addresses Geological and Geographical Produced by Charlene Taylor, Tom Cosmas 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.) "Fragments of Earth Lore: Sketches & Addresses Geological and Geographical" by James Geikie is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work is a collection of essays and addresses that primarily explore geological and geographical themes, specifically focusing on the history of glacial periods and the characteristics of the Earth’s surface features. With detailed discussions on topics such as the physical features of Scotland, the origins of mountains, and the interrelationship between geography and geology, the book serves as an illuminating resource for those interested in understanding the planet's physical history. The opening of the work begins with a preface where Geikie sets the context for the essays, stating that they are compiled pieces originally prepared for different purposes, hence containing some repetition. He expresses a desire to convey the integration of geological knowledge with geographical understanding, emphasizing that true comprehension of surface features requires familiarity with geological principles. Furthermore, he introduces the initial chapter, which underscores the importance of geography in education and outlines the scope of the subsequent essays. Geikie critiques past educational methods while advocating for a more engaging approach that intertwines geography, history, and natural sciences to foster a better understanding of the physical world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Geology Glacial epoch Climatology Physical geography -- Scotland Geology -- Europe QE Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Browsing: Travel & Geography 1032048 1032055 2024-09-19T15:28:57.590370 2023-09-20T11:29:21.830241 text/html text/html 1047521 2014-10-14T14:12:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 7421084 2014-10-14T14:13:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 5239487 2024-09-19T15:29:15.462309 application/epub+zip 5255196 2024-09-19T15:29:02.194358 application/epub+zip 436776 2024-09-19T15:28:58.448385 application/epub+zip 4739059 2024-09-19T15:29:23.898264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4666741 2024-09-19T15:29:11.512305 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 634161 2022-09-21T11:51:30.502236 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 946817 946593 2024-09-19T15:28:56.188409 2023-09-20T11:29:20.632232 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 946260 2014-10-14T14:12:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 317355 2014-10-14T14:13:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 946831 2014-10-14T14:13:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 317142 2014-10-14T14:13:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21430 2024-09-19T15:29:24.045245 application/rdf+xml 16562 2024-09-19T15:28:58.572364 image/jpeg 2398 2024-09-19T15:28:58.512370 image/jpeg 6260800 2024-09-19T15:28:57.773403 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