Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands, Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle : Together with Some Brief Notices on the Geology of Australia and the Cape of Good Hope
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Cambridge Library Collection - Earth Science
ISBN-10
110807233X
ISBN-13
9781108072335
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
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Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 2nd, 2011
Print length
192 Pages
Weight
256 grams
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21.60 x 13.90 x 1.90 cms
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Volcanic Islands (1844) contains detailed geological descriptions of locations visited during the Beagle's voyage including Cape Verde, Ascension Island, St Helena, the Galápagos, and parts of Australia and South Africa. It includes woodcuts, maps and sketches, and provides valuable insights into the development of Darwin's ideas on geology.
Charles Darwin (1809–1882) published Observations on the Volcanic Islands in 1844. It is one of three major geological works resulting from the voyage of the Beagle, and contains detailed geological descriptions of locations visited by Darwin including the Cape Verde archipelago, Mauritius, Ascension Island, St Helena, the Galápagos, and parts of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Chapter 6 discusses the types of lava found on different oceanic islands. There is an appendix of short contributions by two other scholars: descriptions of fossil shells from Cape Verde, St Helena and Tasmania by G. B. Sowerby and of fossil corals from Tasmania by W. Lonsdale. The book is illustrated with woodcuts, maps and sketches of specimens. It provides valuable insights into one of the most important scientific voyages ever made, and the development of Darwin's ideas on geology.
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