How to Use the Popular Science Library; History of Science; General IndexServiss, Garrett Putman
History
How to Use the Popular Science Library; History of Science; General Index
Serviss, Garrett Putman
Popular science library; Science -- History
Grayfish, i, 224
Graylings (fish), xii, 159
Gray Matter, ix, 124;
of brain, xv, 63
Great Auk, xii, 265
Great Basin, block mountains in, iii, 138-9;
drainage changes in, xiv, 188;
faulting in, iii, 89, 229, xiv, 117, 127;
formerly submerged, iii, 181;
not being worn down, 32;
saline lakes of, xiv, 206;
streams, base level of, 164;
wind-eroded materials of, iii, 73
Great Britain, aerial travel statistics, i, 50;
aeronautical research, 51;
animals of, xiv, 272-3;
coal supply, iii, 345;
coast destruction, xiv, 46;
empire of, 279;
geology related to continent, 271-2;
manufacturers, American System in, v, 50;
manufacturing future, 173;
rainfall of, xiv, 41;
recent separation from continent, 30, 271-3;
serpents of, xii, 218;
soot studies, i, 65;
standard units in, iv, 45-6;
storm signals, i, 282;
thermometer scale in, iv, 136;
tides of, xiv, 293-4
"Great Eastern," steamship, v, 193
Greater Antilles, geological history of, xiv, 274-5
Great Indian Earthquake, xiv, 333, 334, 335, 336 (fig.);
cause, 340
Great Lakes, commerce on, xiv, 62, 212;
fish of, xii, 156, 159;
former drainage farther north, iii, 46;
level changes in region, 82;
origin and history, 146-51, xiv, 61, 62, 201-2, 203;
recentness of formation, iii, 12;
recessional moraines near, 67;
sewage disposal in, viii, 325;
sizes and depths, xiv, 204;
water supply of Lake cities, 140
Great Plains, elevation of, xiv, 27, 213;
evaporation in, 135;
geology of, 215;
grasses of, xiii, 181, 374, xiv, 380, 381;
horses of, xii, 306, 307;
pronghorns on, 322-3;
red beds, iii, 208;
rejuvenation, 230;
rodents of, xii, 294;
stock-raising on, xiv, 383-4;
trees in, xiii, 372-3, 374, xiv, 372;
volcanic action in, 318;
wind-fertilization of plants, xiii, 149
Great Rift Valley, xiv, 117-21;
lakes in, 203;
volcanoes of, 317
Great Salt Lake, crustal warping at, iii, 82;
history and formation, 152-3, xiv, 207-8;
mirages, i, 172;
plain of, xiv, 215-16;
salt in, iii, 374, viii, 139, 140, 275
Great Sea Waves, xiv, 337-343
Grebes, xii, 250-1
Greece, earthquakes of, xiv, 332, 333-4;
geographical changes in, 33;
rainfall of, 358;
rift valleys in, 123
Greece (ancient), astrology in, ii, 21;
Babylonian influences, xvi, 63;
civilization conditions, xv, 123;
civilization pictured in Odyssey, 324;
copyists of, 178-9;
foreigners called barbarians, xi, 22;
Golden Age, x, 20, xvi, 86-96;
musical instruments, xv, 316, 317 (fig.);
northern invasion, xiv, 281;
religion and science associated, xvi, 44;
slavery in, xv, 378-9;
timing of orators, v, 62;
weather records, i, 67-8
Greek Astronomy, ii, 10-11, 27-36, xvi, 81-2, 90-1
Greek Language, xv, 162
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account