The Principles of Stratigraphical Geology by J. E. Marr

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43963.html.images 682 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43963.epub3.images 842 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43963.epub.images 855 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43963.epub.noimages 284 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43963.kf8.images 1.2 MB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43963.kindle.images 1.2 MB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43963.txt.utf-8 540 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/43963/pg43963-h.zip 852 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Marr, J. E. (John Edward), 1857-1933
Title The Principles of Stratigraphical Geology
Credits Produced by Chris Curnow, Tom Cosmas and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive)
Summary "The Principles of Stratigraphical Geology" by J. E. Marr is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work is aimed at students of geology, focusing on the methods and scope of stratigraphical geology, particularly the relationships and chronological ordering of sedimentary rock layers. It highlights the challenges faced by geologists in reconstructing Earth's geological history from imperfect records. The opening of the book introduces the concept of stratigraphy as a way to document Earth's history by identifying the sequence of geological events through rock layers' formation and organization. Marr emphasizes the complexities and interconnectedness of geological periods, rejecting outdated notions of catastrophic resets in Earth's history. He outlines the goals of stratigraphical geology, which are to establish the order of strata and analyze the conditions under which they were formed. This foundational introduction sets the stage for discussing various geological principles and methods in later chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class QE: Science: Geology
Subject Geology, Stratigraphic
Category Text
EBook-No. 43963
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 83 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!