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Romance of Modern Geology

Name: Romance of Modern Geology
Author: Edwin Sharpe Grew

Edwin Sharpe Grew

Read by Availle, djloves2talk, Cerennes, Lori Arsenault, J. M. Smallheer, Aiden J-H, Christoph Stangenberg, jenno, Jeremy Clark, Owlivia, Piotr Nater, Steve C, Rita Boutros and BettyB · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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The Building of the Earth (22:29)
The Earth's Shape (19:25)
Effects of Weather on the Earth's History (17:03)
Records Left by Rivers (16:36)
Records Left by the Sea (16:19)
Cold and Ice on the Earth (20:36)
The Fire-Hardened Rocks (18:48)
The Earth at its Beginning (11:05)
The Childhood of the Earth (18:55)
The Earth as the Abode of Life (17:17)
Life in Other Worlds (15:56)
The Hardening of Rocks (14:37)
Earthquakes on Geology (20:09)
Some Famous Earthquakes (28:45)
The Causes of Earthquakes (32:09)
Volcanoes and Mountain Formation (33:41)
Families of Rocks and Their Descendants (26:27)
How the Coal Beds were Laid Down (21:31)
The Age of Reptiles (14:53)
The Age of Reptiles, continued (15:38)
The Chalk Period (18:27)
The Age of Mammals (25:17)
The Ice Age (28:50)
The Kingdom of Man (13:42)