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Klappentext First published in 1874, this classic text explores the role of land ice in the shaping of the Earth's surface. Zusammenfassung First published in 1874! this was one of the first texts to suggest that land ice! not sea ice! was responsible for the creation of the planet's physical features. It brought Geikie international recognition! and with its intricate scientific theories explained in clear uncluttered language! it remains a classic text. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Introductory; 2. Superficial formations of Scotland; 3. Early theories; 4. Mr Croll's theory of glacier motion; 5. Greenland; 6. Origin of the till and rock striations and groovings of Scotland; 7. Origin of the till; 8. Cause of cosmical changes of climate; 9. Cause of cosmical changes of climate (cont.); 10. Cause of cosmical changes of climate (cont.); 11. Beds subject to and intercalated with the Scottish till; 12. Beds subject to and intercalated with the Scottish till (cont.); 13. Beds subject to and intercalated with the Scottish till (cont.); 14. Beds subject to and intercalated with the Scottish till (cont.); 15. Boulder-clay beds of Scotland; 16. Upper drift deposits of Scotland; 17. Upper drift deposits of Scotland (cont.); 18. Upper drift deposits of Scotland (cont.); 19. Upper drift deposits of Scotland (cont.); 20. Upper drift deposits of Scotland (cont.); 21. Lakes and sea-lochs of Scotland; 22. Post-glacial and recent deposits of Scotland; 23. Post-glacial and recent deposits of Scotland (cont.); 24. Post-glacial and recent deposits of Scotland (cont.); 25. Glacial deposits of England and Ireland; 26. Superficial deposits of Scandinavia; 27. Superficial deposits of Switzerland; 28. Superficial deposits of North America; 29. Cave-deposits and ancient river-gravels of England; 30. Climate of the palaeolithic period; 31. Geological age of the palaeolithic deposits; 32. Geological positions of neolithic, palaeolithic, and mammaliferous deposits of foreign countries; 33. Conclusion; Appendix; Index....
