Author: Archibald GeikiePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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On the Phenomena of the Glacial Drift of Scotland
Author: Archibald GeikiePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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On the Phenomena of the Glacial Drift of Scotland
Author: Archibald GeikiePublisher:
ISBN: 9783337622688
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 204
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Proceedings of the Liverpool Geological Society
Author: Liverpool Geological SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 954
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Abstract of the Proceedings of the Liverpool Geological Society
Author: Liverpool Geological SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 544
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Proceedings of the Liverpool Geological Society
Author: The North British Review
Author: Transactions
Author: Geological Society of GlasgowPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 216
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Foot Steps of the Ancient Great Glacier of North America
Author: Harold W. Borns, Jr.Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319132008
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
John K. DeLaski, M.D. practiced medicine in the Penobscot Bay region of Maine and, in addition, was a naturalist with keen powers of observation. His study of the landscape led to the conclusion that a thick glacier had overtopped the highest hills, flooded all of Penobscot Bay, extended far to the east and west and probably was part of a greater continental glacier. He published these very critical field observations and inferences in numerous articles in local newspapers and magazines, and in the American Journal of Science in 1864. His work put him on the “team” of Benjamin Silliman, James D. Dana and Louis Agassiz as an advocate for glaciation as the regional land shaping force opposed to that of the Biblical Deluge, a major scientific conflict of the day both in North America and Europe. He remained a shadowy player, in the background, but clearly contributed critical observations to the argument through personal interactions with Agassiz and other prominent naturalists. They incorporated DeLaski’s observations into their own presentations, often without giving him credit. John DeLaski’s summary work, a 400 page handwritten manuscript for the book, “The Ancient Great Glacier of North America”, was dated 1869. He died in 1874 and the book was not published. The historic significance of DeLaski’s unpublished book is based upon its startling contribution to one of the major scientific questions of the day of whether the surficial geology of northern U.S. and Canada was caused by the actions of the Biblical Flood or by continental glaciation. If published, this would have been the first book on this continent, at least, to present a holistic discussion of the controversy in which he presented his critical observations of the surficial geology in Maine, southern New England and New Brunswick, Canada and concluded that these depositional and erosional features must be of glacial origin. DeLaski then incorporated other evidence into the book for glaciation reported by others from the region during a decade or two, and from the mid and far west and Canada to advocate that the entire region was covered by an ice sheet that was at least 5,000 feet and probably much thicker over interior northern U.S. and Canada and which terminated along a glacial margin which extended from southern new England as far westward along the courses of the Ohio, and Missouri Rivers. All this was done while most “naturalists” still advocated the Biblical Flood to explain the major components of the surficial geology in North America and abroad. DeLaski’s book containing his critical observations of clearly so many landscape features of glacial origin, if published would have been a pivotal document that would have strongly supported those arguing for glaciations in the glaciations vs. flood international argument.
Journal of the Royal Geological Society of Ireland
Author: AnonymousPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382176017
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Catalogue of the western Scottish fossils, by J. Armstrong, J. Young and D. Robertson
Author: James Armstrong (geologist.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 230
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