Project Gutenberg 2014-12-12 Public domain in the USA. 147 Miller, William J. (William John) 1880 1965 Miller, William John Miller, W. J. (William John) 23000745 Geology: The Science of the Earth's Crust Reading ease score: 56.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Tom Cosmas and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Geology: The Science of the Earth's Crust" by William J. Miller is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This comprehensive work aims to present the fundamental concepts and processes of geology in a manner accessible to the general public. It discusses the processes that shape the Earth, the nature of rocks, and the history of our planet as revealed by geological formations and fossils. The opening of the book introduces the reader to the dynamic nature of Earth's physical features and the vast timescales over which geological changes occur. Miller explains that the surface we see today has undergone extensive transformations throughout millions of years, emphasizing the interplay between geological processes like erosion, weathering, and sedimentation. He introduces essential geological concepts, noting that rocks are not just static entities but records of Earth's history that help in understanding past and present ecological changes and the evolution of life. By setting the stage with examples of geological phenomena and historical perspectives, the introduction invites readers to appreciate the ongoing story written in the Earth’s crust. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Geology QE Text Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Browsing: Science - General 708548 708661 2024-10-20T04:10:33.190481 2023-09-20T14:17:45.795622 text/html text/html 706026 2014-12-12T14:14:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 6734642 2014-12-12T14:15:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 6221584 2024-10-20T04:10:56.574915 application/epub+zip 6235639 2024-10-20T04:10:41.164403 application/epub+zip 313475 2024-10-20T04:10:34.191513 application/epub+zip 7856180 2024-10-20T04:11:03.941051 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7799861 2024-10-20T04:10:49.568867 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439872 2022-09-21T15:46:04.301119 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 619455 619354 2024-10-20T04:10:31.471474 2023-09-20T14:17:44.426621 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 619587 2014-12-12T14:14:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 207620 2014-12-12T14:15:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19226 2024-10-20T04:11:04.099820 application/rdf+xml 10057 2024-10-20T04:10:34.300453 image/jpeg 1737 2024-10-20T04:10:34.246477 image/jpeg 6736361 2024-10-20T04:10:33.534484 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