Science - History of the Universe Vol. 2: Geology
Francis Rolt-Wheeler
32 chapters · 10 h 8 min · English
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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
Chapters
1 Ch 1 - The Ancient Cosmogonies, Part 1 16 min 2 Ch 1 - The Ancient Cosmogonies, Part 2 16 min 3 Ch 2 - The Beginnings of Cartography, Part 1 12 min 4 Ch 2 - The Beginnings of Cartography, Part 2 17 min 5 Ch 3 - Geology and the Church, Part 1 22 min 6 Ch 3 - Geology and the Church, Part 2 22 min 7 Ch 4 - Werner and Hutton, Part 1 18 min 8 Ch 4 - Werner and Hutton, Part 2 17 min 9 Ch 5 - Development of Modern Knowledge, Part 1 20 min 10 Ch 5 - Development of Modern Knowledge, Part 2 17 min 11 Ch 6 - Composition of the Earth, Part 1 16 min 12 Ch 6 - Composition of the Earth, Part 2 16 min 13 Ch 7 - Diastrophism, Part 1 15 min 14 Ch 7 - Diastrophism, Part 2 14 min 15 Ch 8 - Vulcanism, Part 1 20 min 16 Ch 8 - Vulcanism, Part 2 19 min 17 Ch 9 - Destructive Agencies, Part 1 22 min 18 Ch 9 - Destructive Agencies, Part 2 16 min 19 Ch 10 - Reconstructive Processes 18 min 20 Ch 11 - Structural Geology, Part 1 21 min 21 Ch 11 - Structural Geology, Part 2 22 min 22 Ch 12 - Physiography, Part 1 18 min 23 Ch 12 - Physiography, Part 2 13 min 24 Ch 13 - Historical Geology, Part 1 22 min 25 Ch 13 - Historical Geology, Part 2 21 min 26 Ch 13 - Historical Geology, Part 3 24 min 27 Ch 13 - Historical Geology, Part 4 20 min 28 Ch 14 - Crystallography, Part 1 18 min 29 Ch 14 - Crystallography, Part 2 18 min 30 Ch 15 - Descriptive Mineralogy, Part 1 20 min 31 Ch 15 - Descriptive Mineralogy, Part 2 21 min 32 Ch 16 - Mining and Metallurgy 38 min