On the Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs; Also, Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands and Parts of South America Visited During the Voyage of Beagle (Classic Reprint)

Although in some respects more technical in their subjects and style than Darwin s Journal, the books here reprinted will never lose their value and interest for the originality of the observations they contain. Many parts of them are admirably adapted for giving an insight into problems regarding the structure and changes of the earths surface, and in fact they form a charming introduction to physical geology and physiography in their application to special domains. The books themselves cannot be obtained for many times the price of the present volume, and both the general reader, who desires to know more of Darwin swork, and the student of geology, who naturally wishes to know how a master mind reasoned on most important geological subjects, will be glad of the opportunity of possessing them in a convenient and cheap form. The three introductions, which my friend Professor Judd has kindly furnished, give critical and historical information which makes this edition of special value. G. T. B.
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