Reliquiae Diluvianae - Or, Observations on Organic Remains Contained in Caves, Fissures,

Klappentext A full account of William Buckland's influential research in Kirkland Cave, Yorkshire, first published in 1823. Zusammenfassung William Buckland (1784–1856) was an English geologist best known for his contributions to palaeontology. This volume, first published in 1823, contains Buckland's account of his influential research in Kirkland Cave, Yorkshire which demonstrated for the first time the ability of scientific analysis to reconstruct events from deep time. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Cave at Kirkdale; 2. Chronological inferences from it; 3. Caves at Kirby Moorside; 4. Open fissure in Duncomb Park; 5. Cave at Hutton, in the Mendip Hills; 6. Cave on Derdham Down, near Clifton; 7. Cave at Balleye, near Wirksworth; 8. Dream Cave, near Wirksworth; 9. Three sets of caves near Plymouth; 10. Cave at Crawley Rocks, near Swansea; 11. Cave at Paviland, near Swansea; 12. Caves in Germany; 13. Osseous Breccia of Gibraltar, Nice, Dalmatia, etc.; 14. Human remains in caves; 15. Evidences of an inundation afforded by phenomena on the earth's surface; 16. Postscript; Appendix; 17. Explanation of the plates; Index.

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• Authors: William Buckland, Buckland William
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.02.2011
• EAN: 9781108021142
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02114-2
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Earth Science
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geology; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / General, Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere, Geology & The Lithosphere