Project Gutenberg 2016-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 99 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 Geological History of Plants Produced by Tom Cosmas compiled from files made available at The Internet Archive. "The Geological History of Plants" by Sir John William Dawson is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the development of the plant kingdom throughout geological time, making it appealing not only to specialists in geology and botany but also to general readers interested in the evolution of life on Earth. The opening of the book sets the stage for exploring key concepts in geological chronology and the classification of plants. Dawson reflects on the previously fragmented understanding of fossil plants, emphasizing how modern discoveries have enhanced our knowledge of ancient flora and its evolution. He clarifies that this work will synthesize existing facts and theories regarding plant life across geological ages, using simplified language and footnotes for detailed references. The author underscores the importance of understanding this historical development to appreciate the complexity and diversity of plant life as it has transformed over millions of years. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Paleobotany QE Text Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution 737318 737419 2024-09-21T10:28:49.196782 2023-09-22T07:42:23.114198 text/html text/html 733228 2016-01-23T13:38:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3675952 2016-01-23T13:38:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3315192 2024-09-21T10:29:09.847706 application/epub+zip 3329825 2024-09-21T10:28:54.865906 application/epub+zip 305956 2024-09-21T10:28:50.417801 application/epub+zip 4661608 2024-09-21T10:29:18.560624 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4591421 2024-09-21T10:29:05.211722 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 461043 2022-09-23T08:10:13.562377 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 589133 589059 2024-09-21T10:28:46.588809 2023-09-22T07:42:20.613681 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 588914 2016-01-23T13:38:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 203448 2016-01-23T13:38:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18329 2024-09-21T10:29:18.731622 application/rdf+xml 21977 2024-09-21T10:28:50.579786 image/jpeg 3406 2024-09-21T10:28:50.498778 image/jpeg 3522918 2024-09-21T10:28:49.431816 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