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Title Geology and Mineralogy considered with reference to Natural Theology, volume 1
Author William Buckland
Year 1837
Publisher Carey, Lea and Blanchard
Location Philadelphia
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Volumes Volume 2
Pages (key to Page Status)
i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x xi xii xiii xiv xv xvi 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442 443


CONTENTS


OF THE FIRST VOLUME.

Page
CHAP. I. Extent of the Province of Geology 12
II.
Consistency of Geological Discoveries with Sacred History.
 18
III.
Proper subjects of Geological Inquiry.
 37
IV.
Relation of Unstratified to Stratified Rocks.
 39
V.
Volcanic Rocks, Basalt, and Trap.
 45
VI.
Primary stratified Rocks.
 48
VII.
Strata of the Transition Series.
 55
⁠Remains of Vegetables in the Transition Series.
 57
VIII.
Strata of the Secondary Series.
 60
IX.
Strata of the Tertiary Series.
 67
⁠Mammalia of the Eocene Period.
 70
⁠Mammalia of the Miocene Period.
 77
⁠Mammalia of the Pliocene Period.
 79
X.
Relation of the Earth and its Inhabitants to Man.
 82
XI.
Supposed cases of Fossil Human Bones.
 86
XII.
General History of Fossil Organic Remains.
 89
⁠Cases of Animals destroyed suddenly.
 100
XIII.
Aggregate of Animal Enjoyment increased, and that of Pain diminished by the existence of Carnivorous Races.
 105
XIV.
Proofs of Design in the Structure of Fossil Vertebrated Animals.
 109
§ i.
Fossil Mammalia—Dinotherium.
 109
ii.
Megatherium.
 112
iii.
Fossil Saurians.
 130
iv.
Ichthyosaurus.
 133
v.
Intestinal Structure of Ichthyosaurus and of Fossil Fishes.
 147
vi.
Plesiosaurus.
 157
vii.
Mosasaurus, or great Animal of Maastricht.
 167
viii.
Pterodactyle.
 171
ix.
Megalosaurus.
 180
x.
Iguanodon.
 185
xi.
Amphibious Animals allied to Crocodiles.
 191
xii.
Fossil Tortoises or Testudinata.
 195
xiii.
Fossil Fishes.
 202
⁠Sauroid Fishes in the Order Ganoid.
 208
⁠Fishes in Strata of the Carboniferous Order.
 212
⁠Fishes of the Magnesian Limestone, or Zechstein.
 213
⁠Fishes of the Muschelkalk, Lias, and Oolite Formations.
 214
⁠Fishes of the Chalk Formation.
 216
⁠Fishes of the Tertiary Formations.
 216
⁠Family of Sharks.
 218
⁠Fossil Spines, or Ichthyodorulites.
 220
⁠Fossil Rays.
 221
⁠Conclusion.
 222
CHAP. XV.
Proofs of Design in the Fossil Remains of Mollusks.
 224
§ i.
Fossil Univalve and Bivalve Shells.
 224
ii.
Fossil Remains of naked Mollusks, Pens and Ink bags of Loligo.
 230
iii.
Proofs of Design in the Mechanism of Fossil Chambered Shells.
 235
⁠Mechanical Contrivances in the Nautilus.
 238
iv.
Ammonites.
 252
v.
Nautilus Sypho and Nautilus Zic Zac.
 270
vi.
Chambered Shells allied to Nautili and Ammonites.
 273
vii.
Belemnite.
 280
viii.
Foraminated Polythalamons Shells. Nummulites. Miliola.
 288
CHAP. XVI.
Proofs of Design in the Structure of Fossil Articulated Animals.
 291
§ i.
First Class of Articulated Animals.
 292
⁠Fossil Annelidans.
 292
ii.
Second Class of Articulated Animals.
 292
⁠Fossil Crustaceans.
 292
⁠Trilobites.
 294
iii.
Third Class of Articulated Animals.
 305
⁠A Fossil Arachnidans.
 305
⁠Fossil Spiders.
 306
⁠Fossil Scorpions.
 307
Fourth Class of Articulated Animals.
 308
⁠Fossil Insects.
 308
CHAP. XVII.
Proofs of Design in the Structure of Fossil Radiated Animals, or Zoophytes.
 312
§ i.
Fossil Echinoderms.
 312
⁠Echinidans and Stelleridans. 313
⁠Crinoideans.
 314
⁠Encrinites Moniliformis.
 317
⁠Pentacrinites.
 325
ii.
Fossil Remains of Polypes.
 333
CHAP. XVIII.
Proofs of Design in the Structure of Fossil Vegetables.
 339
§ i.
General History of Fossil Vegetables.
 339
ii.
Vegetables in Strata of the Transition Series.
 345
⁠Equisetaceæ.
 346
⁠Ferns.
 347
⁠Lepidodendron.
 350
⁠Sigillaria.
 352
⁠Favularia, Megaphyton, Bothrodendron, Ulodendron.
 356
⁠Stigmaria.
 358
⁠Fossil Coniferæ.
 363
iii.
Vegetables in Strata of the Secondary Series.
 368
⁠Fossil Cycadea.
 368
⁠Fossil Pandaneæ.
 377
iv.
Vegetables in Strata of the Tertiary Series.
 380
⁠Fossil Palms.
 385
⁠Conclusion.
 390
CHAP. XIX.
Proofs of Design in the Dispositions of Strata of the Carboniferous Order.
 392
XX.
Proofs of Design in the Effect of Disturbing Forces on the Strata of the Earth.
 403
XXI.
Advantageous Effect of Disturbing Forces in giving Origin to Mineral Veins.
 409
XXII.
Adaptations of the Earth to afford Supplies of Water through the Medium of Springs.
 415
XXIII.
Proofs of Design in the Structure and Composition of Unorganized Mineral Bodies.
 426
XXIV.
Conclusion.
 432
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