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Principles of Geology

作者 Charles Lyell · 52 部分 · about 31 hours 16 minutes 阅读时间

你好,我叫 Finn,我来帮你读懂这本书。

来了,像给10岁的你讲的那样:

看一眼悬崖或河谷，你看到的是耗费了漫长岁月的缓慢工作。Charles Lyell 认为，地球是由你今天仍然能看到的同样的雨水、河流、火山和海洋，在给予极其漫长时间的情况下逐渐塑造的。这是他伟大著作的后期第九版，充满了来自世界各地的例子。Darwin 仔细地阅读了 Lyell。他的思想改变了所有人对我们星球年龄的看法。

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Preface to the Ninth Edition4 min Chapter I: Geology Defined: Its Relation to Other Sciences7 min Chapter II: Historical Sketch of the Progress of Geology28 min Chapter III: History of the Progress of Geology: Continued67 min Chapter IV: History of the Progress of Geology: Continued36 min Chapter V: Prejudices Which Have Retarded the Progress of Geology29 min Chapter VI: Doctrine of the Discordance of the Ancient and Modern Causes of Change Controverted41 min Chapter VII: Farther Examination of the Question as to the Assumed Discordance of the Ancient and Modern Causes of Change43 min Chapter VIII: On Former Changes in Physical Geography and Climate41 min Chapter IX: Theory of the Progressive Development of Organic Life at Successive Geological Periods55 min Chapter X: Supposed Intensity of Aqueous Forces at Remote Periods17 min Chapter XI: On the Supposed Former Intensity of the Igneous Forces38 min Chapter XII: Difference in Texture of the Older and Newer Rocks10 min Chapter XIII: Uniformity in the Series of Past Changes in the Animate and Inanimate World46 min Chapter XIV: Aqueous Causes: Excavating and Transporting Power of Rivers48 min Chapter XV: Transportation of Solid Matter by Ice32 min Chapter XVI: Phenomena of Springs46 min Chapter XVII: Reproductive Effects of Rivers31 min Chapter XVIII: Reproductive Effects of Rivers: Continued67 min Chapter XIX: Destroying and Transporting Effects of Tides and Currents78 min Chapter XX: Action of Tides and Currents: Continued29 min Chapter XXI: Reproductive Effects of Tides and Currents19 min Chapter XXII: Igneous Causes37 min Chapter XXIII: Volcanic District of Naples34 min Chapter XXIV: Volcanic District of Naples: Continued52 min Chapter XXV: Etna63 min Chapter XXVI: Volcanoes of Iceland, Mexico, the Canaries, and Grecian Archipelago: Mud Volcanoes61 min Chapter XXVII: Earthquakes and Their Effects43 min Chapter XXVIII: Earthquake in Calabria, 178345 min Chapter XXIX: Earthquakes: Continued61 min Chapter XXX: Elevation and Subsidence of Land Without Earthquakes32 min Chapter XXXI: Causes of Earthquakes and Volcanoes29 min Chapter XXXII: Causes of Earthquakes and Volcanoes: Continued47 min Chapter XXXIII: Changes of the Organic World Now in Progress29 min Chapter XXXIV: Transmutation of Species: Continued32 min Chapter XXXV: Whether Species Have a Real Existence in Nature: Continued23 min Chapter XXXVI: Whether Species Have a Real Existence in Nature: Continued28 min Chapter XXXVII: Laws Which Regulate the Geographical Distribution of Species42 min Chapter XXXVIII: Laws Which Regulate the Geographical Distribution of Species: Continued41 min Chapter XXXIX: Laws Which Regulate the Geographical Distribution of Species: Continued42 min Chapter XL: Theories Respecting the Original Introduction of Species32 min Chapter XLI: Extinction of Species: Changes in the Stations of Animals28 min Chapter XLII: Extinction of Species: Influence of Inorganic Causes31 min Chapter XLIII: Extinction and Creation of Species15 min Chapter XLIV: Effects Produced by the Powers of Vitality on the State of the Earth's Surface24 min Chapter XLV: Inclosing of Fossils in Peat, Brown Sand, and Volcanic Ejections29 min Chapter XLVI: Burying of Fossils in Alluvial Deposits and in Caves30 min Chapter XLVII: Imbedding of Organic Remains in Subaqueous Deposits27 min Chapter XLVIII: Imbedding of the Remains of Man and His Works in Subaqueous Strata31 min Chapter XLIX: Imbedding of Aquatic Species in Subaqueous Strata20 min Chapter L: Formation of Coral Reefs53 min Concluding Remarks4 min