Systematic Geology (Classic Reprint)
Systematic Geology (Classic Reprint)

Author: Clarence King

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-27

Total Pages: 1018

ISBN-13: 9781527788978

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Excerpt from Systematic Geology For the freedom of action you have always granted me, for your generous bestowal Of every needed facility, and above all for your wise and just guidance of the general plans Of the work, I beg to Offer my warmest thanks. That which a student of geology most earnestly longs for, Ihave freely received at your hands, and whatever value this Report may possess, either as a permanent contribution to knowledge or as a stepping-stone worthy to be built into the great stairway of science, I feel that the honor belongs first to you. For those who are to continue the arduous labor of American field study, I can wish no happier fortune than to serve within the department which you command. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Systematic Geomorphology
Systematic Geomorphology

Author: Adrian E. Scheidegger

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 3709189152

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To most people, travel is an exciting experience. When one journeys around the world, one is struck by the great variety and beauty of the landscapes that one encounters. The scientific mind, naturally, is not satisfied with admiring the various landscapes, but would like to understand how they were formed. The exact theory of landscape formation is a very com plicated affair, but much can be learnt from accurate observation. The need for the present little book became apparent to the writer during his studies of the mechanics oflandscape formation. It turned out that there was, in fact, no systematic compilation of those surface features of the Earth available, that have to be explained by theory. In effect, even the taxonomic principles that have to be applied in a classification of landscapes have nowhere been clearly stated. Thus, this book is intended to present a pictorial taxonomy of geomorphic features based on the basic principles of landscape genesis, as they have recently been worked out. The pictures have all been taken by the writer himself during many geoscientific studies and travels throughout the world. Some of these pictures had already been used in earlier publications of the writer's.