Author: | Charles Kingsley | ISBN: | 9781411451742 |
Publisher: | Barnes & Noble | Publication: | April 12, 2011 |
Imprint: | Barnes & Noble | Language: | English |
Author: | Charles Kingsley |
ISBN: | 9781411451742 |
Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
Publication: | April 12, 2011 |
Imprint: | Barnes & Noble |
Language: | English |
The eminent Victorian clergyman and naturalist set out in this 1872 collection of lectures to make discoveries in geology accessible to the general reader. In addition to a ringing call for study of the natural sciences, the author considers climate change, glaciers, limestone, coral reefs, volcanoes, and the origin of coal.
The eminent Victorian clergyman and naturalist set out in this 1872 collection of lectures to make discoveries in geology accessible to the general reader. In addition to a ringing call for study of the natural sciences, the author considers climate change, glaciers, limestone, coral reefs, volcanoes, and the origin of coal.