Physiography An Introduction to the Study of Nature

1887. With illustrations. Contents: The Thames; Springs; Rain and Dew; The Crystallization of Water; Snow and Ice; Evaporation; The Atmosphere; The Chemical Composition of Pure Water; The Chemical Composition of Natural Waters; The Work of Rain and Rivers; Ice and Its Work; The Sea and Its Work; Earthquakes and Volcanoes; Slow Movements of the Land; Living Matter and the Effects of its Activity on the Distribution of Terrestrial Solids, Fluids, and Gases-Deposits Formed by the Remains of Plants; The Formation of Land by Animal Agencies-Coral Land; The Formation of Land by Animal Agencies-Foraminiferal Land; The Geological Structure of the Basin of the Thames; and the Interpretation of that Structure; The Distribution of Land and Water; The Figure of the Earth-Construction of Maps; The Movement of the Earth; and The Sun.