Geological observations on the volcanic islands, visited during the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle: together with some brief notices on the Geology of Australia and the Cape of Good Hope / by Charles Darwin
نوع المادة : نصاللغة: الإنجليزية السلاسل:Cambridge Library Collection | Cambridge Library CollectionNew York: Cambridge University Press, 2011وصف:vii, 175 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmنوع المحتوى:- text
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- 9781108072335
- QE3 .D23 2011
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كتاب | UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | QE3 .D23 2011 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.1 | Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط | 30030000005209 | ||
كتاب | UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | QE3 .D23 2011 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.2 | المتاح | 30030000005210 |
"Authorized edition."
Chapter 1. St. Jago, in the Cape de Verde archipelago.-- Chapter 2. Fernando Noronha.--Chapter 3. Ascension.--Chapter 4. St. Helena.--Chapter 5. Galapagos archipelago.--Chapter 6. Trachyte and basalt. Distribution of volcanic isles.--Chapter 7. New South Wales.
Charles Darwin (1809-1882) published Observations on the Volcanic Islands in 1844. It is one of three major geological works resulting from the voyage of the Beagle, and contains detailed geological descriptions of locations visited by Darwin including the Cape Verde archipelago, Mauritius, Ascension Island, St Helena, the Galápagos, and parts of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Chapter 6 discusses the types of lava found on different oceanic islands. There is an appendix of short contributions by two other scholars: descriptions of fossil shells from Cape Verde, St Helena and Tasmania by G. B. Sowerby and of fossil corals from Tasmania by W. Lonsdale. The book is illustrated with woodcuts, maps and sketches of specimens. It provides valuable insights into one of the most important scientific voyages ever made, and the development of Darwin's ideas on geology.