Aspects of the Earth: A Popular Account of Some Familiar Geological Phenomena (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

Excerpt from Aspects of the Earth: A Popular Account of Some Familiar Geological Phenomena

Those long engaged in the study of nature acquire a deep and abiding interest in phenomena, however separated these may be from the ordinary experience of men, or apart fromcommon subjects of thought. Now and then a youth may be found who, by some odd chance of birth, has almost from the cradle a passion for scientific pursuits; but with most the taste for nature, beyond the mere admiration of the beautiful things of the world. Is slowly acquired: they must proceed gradually by,way of the matters which are of familiar experience, and in a measure connected with their sympathies, if thev are to attain the naturalist's spirit. It is for these very human and fortunately very numerous persons that these essays were written.

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Excerpt from Aspects of the Earth: A Popular Account of Some Familiar Geological Phenomena

The greater part of the several essays contained in this volume have already been printed in Scribner s Magazine; the last chapter, that concerning soils, has not been before printed, and to the others considerable additions have been made since they were published.

Something in the way of an apology is due from any writer who, in this day of excessive book-making, reprints papers which have appeared as occasional publications. It may be said in favor of the republication of these essays that, although not originally designed for a book, they were written with a distinct purpose and have a certain common quality. They were intended to give the general reader, unacquainted with the details of natural science, a comprehensible account of some of the more interesting series of the actions which affect the surface of the earth. For this purpose subjects have been selected which, from their nature, commend themselves to the attention of intelligent people. In treating these subjects an effort has been made to show the relation of natural forces to the fortunes of man, and thereby to secure, on the part of the reader, the interest which belongs to matters which affect human welfare alone.

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.