The Story of the Earth and Man

Name: The Story of the Earth and Man
Author: Dawson, John William, Sir

Dawson, John William, Sir

Human beings -- Origin; Paleontology

Table of Devonian Rocks, 85;
    of Palæozoic Ages, 187;
    of Mesozoic Ages, 234;
    of Neozoic Ages, 298;
    of Post-pliocene, 276.
  Temperature of Interior of the Earth, 4.
  Tertiary Period, 236;
    Mammals of, 247, 250, 256;
    classification of its Rocks, 238.
  Thomson, Sir W., on Solidity of the Earth, 6.
  Time, Geological Divisions of, 175.
  Tinière, Cone of, 293.
  Trenton Limestone, 59, 63.
  Trias, Divisions of, 189;
    Footprints in the, 203.
  Trilobites, 43, 94, 154;
    Feet of, 43.
  Turtles of Mesozoic, 218.
  Tylor on Pluvial Period, 287.
  Tyndall on Carbonic Acid in Atmosphere, 123.


  U

  Uniformitarianism in Geology, 8.
  Utica Shale, 60.


  V

  Volcanic Action, 7;
    of Cambrian Age, 36;
    of Silurian Age, 62;
    of Devonian Age, 81, 83.
  Von Dechen on Reptiles of Carboniferous, 143, 145.
  Von Meyer on Dinosaurs, 202.


  W

  _Walchia_, 173.
  Wallace, his views on Inapplicability of Natural Selection to Man, 368.
  Wealden, 191.
  Wenlock Group, 62.
  _Williamsonia gigas_, 200.
  Williamson on Calamites, 181.
  Woodward on Pterygotus, 93.


  Z

  Zaphrentis 92.




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The Story of the Earth and Man

Dawson, John William, Sir

Human beings -- Origin; Paleontology

Table of Devonian Rocks, 85;
    of Palæozoic Ages, 187;
    of Mesozoic Ages, 234;
    of Neozoic Ages, 298;
    of Post-pliocene, 276.
  Temperature of Interior of the Earth, 4.
  Tertiary Period, 236;
    Mammals of, 247, 250, 256;
    classification of its Rocks, 238.
  Thomson, Sir W., on Solidity of the Earth, 6.
  Time, Geological Divisions of, 175.
  Tinière, Cone of, 293.
  Trenton Limestone, 59, 63.
  Trias, Divisions of, 189;
    Footprints in the, 203.
  Trilobites, 43, 94, 154;
    Feet of, 43.
  Turtles of Mesozoic, 218.
  Tylor on Pluvial Period, 287.
  Tyndall on Carbonic Acid in Atmosphere, 123.


  U

  Uniformitarianism in Geology, 8.
  Utica Shale, 60.


  V

  Volcanic Action, 7;
    of Cambrian Age, 36;
    of Silurian Age, 62;
    of Devonian Age, 81, 83.
  Von Dechen on Reptiles of Carboniferous, 143, 145.
  Von Meyer on Dinosaurs, 202.


  W

  _Walchia_, 173.
  Wallace, his views on Inapplicability of Natural Selection to Man, 368.
  Wealden, 191.
  Wenlock Group, 62.
  _Williamsonia gigas_, 200.
  Williamson on Calamites, 181.
  Woodward on Pterygotus, 93.


  Z

  Zaphrentis 92.




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    5 vols. in a Box, $10 00 per set. Sold only in Sets. Cheap Edition,
    5 vols. in a Box, 12mo, Cloth, $2 50; Sheep, $3 75.


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    with Paper Labels, Uncut Edges and Gilt Tops, in a Box, $10 00. Sold
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  HUME'S ENGLAND. The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius
    Cæsar to the Abdication of James II., 1688. By David Hume. New and
    Elegant Library Edition, from new Electrotype Plates. 6 vols. in a
    Box, 8vo, Cloth, with Paper Labels, Uncut Edges and Gilt Tops,
    $12 00. Sold only in Sets. Popular Edition, 6 vols. in a Box, 12mo,
    Cloth, $3 00; Sheep, $4 50.


  GIBBON'S ROME. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman
    Empire. By Edward Gibbon. With Notes by Dean Milman, M. GUIZOT,
    and Dr. William Smith. New Edition, from new Electrotype Plates.
    6 vols., 8vo, Cloth, with Paper Labels, Uncut Edges and Gilt Tops,
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