The Theory of the Earth

by Georges Cuvier, Robert Anonymous, Robert Jameson, et al.

Book Overview

This is a concise but comprehensive work on the science of geology. From the preface: "Geology, now deservedly one of the most, popular and attractive of the physical sciences, was, not many years ago, held in little estimation and even at present, there are not wanting some who do not hesitate to maintain, that it is a mere tissue of ill observed phenomena, and of hypotheses of boundless extravagance. The work of Cuvier now laid before the public,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1508528691
• ISBN13: 9781508528692
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 46 Pages
• Weight: 0.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"