Multi-volume work on science edited by Francis Rolt-Wheeler. The second volume is on Geology written by Harold E. Slade and W. E. Ferguson. This book covers the early efforts in and beginnings of geological concepts, development of the science through the 19th century and its different branches or field of study. It also discusses various geological processes. - Summary by Sienna
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Ch 1 - The Ancient Cosmogonies, Part 1
16:06 - Chapter 2
Ch 1 - The Ancient Cosmogonies, Part 2
15:33 - Chapter 3
Ch 2 - The Beginnings of Cartography, Part 1
12:03 - Chapter 4
Ch 2 - The Beginnings of Cartography, Part 2
17:15 - Chapter 5
Ch 3 - Geology and the Church, Part 1
22:24 - Chapter 6
Ch 3 - Geology and the Church, Part 2
21:48 - Chapter 7
Ch 4 - Werner and Hutton, Part 1
18:17 - Chapter 8
Ch 4 - Werner and Hutton, Part 2
16:49 - Chapter 9
Ch 5 - Development of Modern Knowledge, Part 1
19:44 - Chapter 10
Ch 5 - Development of Modern Knowledge, Part 2
16:50 - Chapter 11
Ch 6 - Composition of the Earth, Part 1
15:31 - Chapter 12
Ch 6 - Composition of the Earth, Part 2
15:32 - Chapter 13
Ch 7 - Diastrophism, Part 1
14:55 - Chapter 14
Ch 7 - Diastrophism, Part 2
13:35 - Chapter 15
Ch 8 - Vulcanism, Part 1
20:07 - Chapter 16
Ch 8 - Vulcanism, Part 2
18:55 - Chapter 17
Ch 9 - Destructive Agencies, Part 1
22:11 - Chapter 18
Ch 9 - Destructive Agencies, Part 2
16:24 - Chapter 19
Ch 10 - Reconstructive Processes
18:02 - Chapter 20
Ch 11 - Structural Geology, Part 1
21:26 - Chapter 21
Ch 11 - Structural Geology, Part 2
21:35 - Chapter 22
Ch 12 - Physiography, Part 1
18:04 - Chapter 23
Ch 12 - Physiography, Part 2
12:32 - Chapter 24
Ch 13 - Historical Geology, Part 1
21:55 - Chapter 25
Ch 13 - Historical Geology, Part 2
21:21 - Chapter 26
Ch 13 - Historical Geology, Part 3
23:48 - Chapter 27
Ch 13 - Historical Geology, Part 4
19:46 - Chapter 28
Ch 14 - Crystallography, Part 1
18:19 - Chapter 29
Ch 14 - Crystallography, Part 2
18:27 - Chapter 30
Ch 15 - Descriptive Mineralogy, Part 1
19:44 - Chapter 31
Ch 15 - Descriptive Mineralogy, Part 2
20:58 - Chapter 32
Ch 16 - Mining and Metallurgy
37:56