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Principles of Geology - Charles Lyell
Principles of Geology - Charles Lyell
- Author: Charles Lyell
- Genre: Earth Sciences
Principles of Geology: being an attempt to explain the former changes of the Earth's surface, by reference to causes now in operation is a book by the Scottish geologist Charles Lyell, first published in 3 volumes in 1830–1833. Lyell used geology...
Discourses: Biological and Geological - Thomas Henry Huxley
Discourses: Biological and Geological - Thomas Henry Huxley
- Author: Thomas Henry Huxley
- Genre: Earth Sciences / Life Sciences
Thomas Henry Huxley was an English biologist (comparative anatomist). He was the most effective supporter of Darwin's Theory of Evolution and had a strong interest in scientific education - in schools, universities, and for the general public . He...
National Geographic Magazine Vol. 01 No. 3 - National Geographic Society
National Geographic Magazine Vol. 01 No. 3 - National Geographic Society
- Author: National Geographic Society
- Genre: Travel & Geography / Earth Sciences
National Geographic Magazine Volume 1 Number 3 published in 1889. Topics of articles are: The Rivers and Valleys of Pennsylvania Topographic Models International Literary Contest (Summary by Guero)...
San Francisco Before And After The Earthquake - William Henry Irwin
San Francisco Before And After The Earthquake - William Henry Irwin
- Author: William Henry Irwin
- Genre: Technology & Engineering / Modern (20th C) / Earth Sciences
As all but Martians know (and who knows, perhaps even they), the city of San Francisco, California, was destroyed by massive earthquake and unquenchable fire in April, 1906. Will Irwin was a sometime San Franciscan who was then living in New York....
Volcanoes and Vulcanology (1885-1917) - Various
Volcanoes and Vulcanology (1885-1917) - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Earth Sciences
This is a collection of short scientific articles on the study of volcanoes and related seismic activity published in Knowledge, A Monthly Record of Science between 1884-1917 - Summary by J. M. Smallheer...
Practical Forestry in the Pacific Northwest - Edward Tyson Allen
Practical Forestry in the Pacific Northwest - Edward Tyson Allen
- Author: Edward Tyson Allen
- Genre: Nature / Earth Sciences
Written by a forester, this book aims to educate people on the importance of maintaining forests and those events which pose a danger to forests. It looks at forests from multiple points of view, the public, lumbermen, and the farmer. Given the...
Final Report from the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling - National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oi
Final Report from the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling - National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oi
- Author: National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oi
- Genre: Technology & Engineering / Earth Sciences
On April 20, 2010, the Macondo well blew out, costing the lives of 11 men, and beginning a catastrophe that sank the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig and spilled over 4 million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The spill disrupted an...
The Training of a Forester - Gifford PINCHOT
The Training of a Forester - Gifford PINCHOT
- Author: Gifford PINCHOT
- Genre: Nature / Earth Sciences
Written by a forester, this book looks at the definition of "forest", what the life of a forester entails, discusses the forest service both on the state and national levels, and the training required to be a forester. As a forester himself, and the...
The Elements of Geology - William Harmon NORTON
The Elements of Geology - William Harmon NORTON
- Author: William Harmon NORTON
- Genre: Earth Sciences
Geology is a science of such rapid growth that no apology is expected when from time to time a new text-book is added to those already in the field. The present work, however, is the outcome of the need of a text-book of very simple outline, in...
Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II: Impacts, Risks and Adaption in the United States - US GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH PROGRAM
Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II: Impacts, Risks and Adaption in the United States - US GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH PROGRAM
- Author: US GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH PROGRAM
- Genre: Earth Sciences
Are you interested in learning about climate change and its current and future effects on the United States? The Fourth National Climate Assessment – Volume II is a 2018 report written in non-technical language by the U.S. Global Change Research...
Meteorology; or Weather Explained - J. G. M'PHERSON
Meteorology; or Weather Explained - J. G. M'PHERSON
- Author: J. G. M'PHERSON
- Genre: Earth Sciences
Weather Explained: Fog, clouds, rain, haze, thunder, cyclones, dew point and how to count dust motes are just a few of the 35 topics covered in short, easy to read and understand chapters in this book published in 1905. (Summary by phil chenevert)...
The Ocean of Air - Meteorology for Beginners - Agnes GIBERNE
The Ocean of Air - Meteorology for Beginners - Agnes GIBERNE
- Author: Agnes GIBERNE
- Genre: Earth Sciences
This is an immensely readable book explaining anything to do with air - the atmosphere, wind and clouds, and life. This 1896 explanation has since been overtaken by more specific scientific discoveries, but the general concepts certainly still hold...
Cloud Studies - Arthur William CLAYDEN
Cloud Studies - Arthur William CLAYDEN
- Author: Arthur William CLAYDEN
- Genre: Earth Sciences
Classification of clouds, and meteorological condition of how they are formed. Written by Arthur W. Clayden, M.A., who was the former principal of University College, Exeter, UK - (Summary by Jennifer Dallman)...
The Science - History of the Universe Vol. 2: Geology - Francis ROLT-WHEELER
The Science - History of the Universe Vol. 2: Geology - Francis ROLT-WHEELER
- Author: Francis ROLT-WHEELER
- Genre: Earth Sciences
Multi-volume work on science edited by Francis Rolt-Wheeler. The second volume is on Geology written by Harold E. Slade and W. E. Ferguson. This book covers the early efforts in and beginnings of geological concepts, development of the science...
National Geographic Magazine Vol. 01 No. 1 - National Geographic Society
National Geographic Magazine Vol. 01 No. 1 - National Geographic Society
- Author: National Geographic Society
- Genre: Nature / Travel & Geography / Earth Sciences
National Geographic Magazine Volume 1 Number 1 published in 1889. Topics of articles are: Announcement by the National Geographic Society Introductory Address by the President Geographic Methods in Geologic Investigation Classification of Geographic...
Micrographia - Robert HOOKE
Micrographia - Robert HOOKE
- Author: Robert HOOKE
- Genre: Nature / Earth Sciences / Life Sciences
Published in 1665, this is the first publication of the Royal Society and considered to be the first scientific best-seller. As opposed to the Latin of other publications of the time like Newton's 'Principia Mathematica', it was written in English...
National Geographic Magazine Vol. 01 No. 4 - National Geographic Society
National Geographic Magazine Vol. 01 No. 4 - National Geographic Society
- Author: National Geographic Society
- Genre: Earth Sciences
National Geographic Magazine Volume 1 Number 4 published in 1889. Topics of articles are: Irrigation in California Round about Asheville A Trip to Panama and Darien Across Nicaragua with Transit and Machéte (Summary by Rapunzelina)...
Understanding Climatic Change - US COMM. FOR THE GLOBAL ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH PROG
Understanding Climatic Change - US COMM. FOR THE GLOBAL ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH PROG
- Author: US COMM. FOR THE GLOBAL ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH PROG
- Genre: Nature / Earth Sciences
Understanding Climatic Change - A Program for Action is a 1975 report by the US Committee for the Global Atmospheric Research Program. Already at this time, it was understood that a climate change was taking place, and that it was possibly happening...
Madam How and Lady Why - Charles Kingsley
Madam How and Lady Why - Charles Kingsley
- Author: Charles Kingsley
- Genre: Science / Earth Sciences
Did you ever wish you knew how to explain natural phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanoes to your children? Search no more, this book has all the answers (at least all the ones that were known in 1869) and gives them in a pedagogical way. Listed...
Prehistoric Men - Robert J. BRAIDWOOD
Prehistoric Men - Robert J. BRAIDWOOD
- Author: Robert J. BRAIDWOOD
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Earth Sciences
This little book, first published in 1948, is part of the Chicago Natural History Popular History series that explains difficult subjects in ways and terms we all can understand. It was published at a time in Anthropology when exciting things like...
The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones - John MASTIN
The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones - John MASTIN
- Author: John MASTIN
- Genre: Chemistry / Earth Sciences
This is a good basic introduction to gemstones and their analysis. Admittedly a lot of the scientific tests have been superseded, but the basic properties never change. The first part of the book concentrates on physical properties of most common...
Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol 1 - Edmond HALLEY
Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol 1 - Edmond HALLEY
- Author: Edmond HALLEY
- Genre: Mathematics / Astronomy / Physics & Mechanics / Earth Sciences
"The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence." (from its Mission Statement). As scientists have explored the world around them, observed and tried to...
The Life of a Fossil Hunter - Charles Sternberg
The Life of a Fossil Hunter - Charles Sternberg
- Author: Charles Sternberg
- Genre: Animals / Memoirs / Earth Sciences
Charles Sternberg was an American fossil collector and paleontologist. He was active in both fields from 1876 to 1928, and collected fossils for private collectors as well as for international museums. This book is part travelogue, part...
Titan Of Chasms: The Grand Canyon Of Arizona - Charles F. Lummis
Titan Of Chasms: The Grand Canyon Of Arizona - Charles F. Lummis
- Author: Charles F. Lummis
- Genre: Nature / Earth Sciences / Exploration
This is a 1906 collection of three essays by men famously associated with The Grand Canyon: Charles A. Higgins, John Wesley Powell, and Charles F. Lummis. - Summary by david wales...
The Romance of Modern Geology - Edwin Sharpe Grew
The Romance of Modern Geology - Edwin Sharpe Grew
- Author: Edwin Sharpe Grew
- Genre: Earth Sciences
From the series, The Library of Romance, this book introduces the reader to the modern geology of the 1909, with topics that include the building and shaping of the earth, the action of weather, rivers, seas and ice on the earth, earthquakes and...
Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement - Alva Agee
Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement - Alva Agee
- Author: Alva Agee
- Genre: Nature / Earth Sciences
This book is not a technical treatise and is designed only to point out the plain, every-day facts in the natural scheme of making and keeping soils productive. It is concerned with the crops, methods, and fertilizers that favor the soil. The...
The Journals of Robert Falcon Scott; Volume 1 of 'Scott's Last Expedition' (Version 2) - Robert Falcon Scott
The Journals of Robert Falcon Scott; Volume 1 of 'Scott's Last Expedition' (Version 2) - Robert Falcon Scott
- Author: Robert Falcon Scott
- Genre: Memoirs / Earth Sciences / Exploration
Captain Scott’s ill-fated journey to the Antarctic Pole in 1911 is part triumph, part tragedy – but also a mythic adventure story which has inspired books, articles, and films over the generations. As so often in such cases the ‘truth’ of the...
U. S. Energy Sector Vulnerabilities to Climate Change and Extreme Weather - United States Department of Energy
U. S. Energy Sector Vulnerabilities to Climate Change and Extreme Weather - United States Department of Energy
- Author: United States Department of Energy
- Genre: Earth Sciences
This report—part of the Obama Administration’s efforts to support national climate change adaptation planning through the Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force and Strategic Sustainability Planning process and to advance the U.S....
The Movement and Habits of Climbing Plants - Charles Darwin
The Movement and Habits of Climbing Plants - Charles Darwin
- Author: Charles Darwin
- Genre: Earth Sciences
A technical report of the experiments and observations performed on various species of twining, tendril-climbing, root-climbing, and leaf-climbing plants, with some review of past literature and an emphasis on taking measurements to allow the...
The Rural Magazine and Literary Evening Fire-Side Vol 1 No 1 - Various
The Rural Magazine and Literary Evening Fire-Side Vol 1 No 1 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Earth Sciences
This is the first issue of a monthly agricultural magazine for the year 1820. From the introduction: "A leading object of the Rural Magazine will be to furnish correct views of the science of Agriculture, and the various improvements which are daily...