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George Brettingham Sowerby, the first
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The Geology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle
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Part I The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs
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Preface to the Third Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Contents
Description of the Plates
Introduction
Chapter I: Atolls of Lagoon-Islands
Chapter II: Barrier-Reefs
Chapter III: Fringing or shore reefs
Chapter IV: On the growth of coral-reefs
Chapter V: Theory of the formation of the different classes of coral-reefs
Chapter VI: On the distribution of coral-reefs with reference to the theory of thier formation
Appendix I A Detailed Description of the Reefs and Islands in the Coloured Map, Plate III
Appendix II Summary of the Principal Contributions to the History of Coral Reefs since the Year 1874
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Part II Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands
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Chapter I: St Jagos, in the Cape de Verde archipelago
Chapter II
Chapter III: Ascension
Chapter IV: St Helena
Chapter V: Galapagos Archipelago
Chapter VI: Trachyte and basalt – distribution of volcanic isles
Chapter VII
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Description of Fossil Shells
Description of Six Species of Fossil Corals, from the Palaeozoic Formation of Van Diemen's Land
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Part III Geographical Observations on South America
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Preface
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Chapter I: On the elevation of the eastern cost of South America
Chapter II: On the elevation of the western cost of South America
Chapter III: On the plains and valleys of Chile: saliferous superficial deposits
Chapter IV: On the formations of the pampas
Chapter V: On the older tertiary formations of Patagonia and Chile
Chapter VI: Plutonic and metamorphic rocks – cleavage and foliation
Chapter VII: Central Chile; structure of the cordillera
Chapter VIII: Northern Chile: conclusion
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Descriptions of Tertiary Fossil Shells from South America
Descriptions of Secondary Fossil Shells from South America
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Paul H. Barrett and R. B. Freeman (eds)
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The Works of Charles Darwin, Vol. 9: The Geology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, Vol. 3: Geological Observations on South America
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Front Matter
Introduction to Volume Nine
Critical Introduction
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The Geology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle
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Part III Geographical Observations on South America
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Preface
Contents
Chapter I: On the elevation of the eastern cost of South America
Chapter II: On the elevation of the western cost of South America
Chapter III: On the plains and valleys of Chile: saliferous superficial deposits
Chapter IV: On the formations of the pampas
Chapter V: On the older tertiary formations of Patagonia and Chile
Chapter VI: Plutonic and metamorphic rocks – cleavage and foliation
Chapter VII: Central Chile; structure of the cordillera
Chapter VIII: Northern Chile: conclusion
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Appendix
Descriptions of Tertiary Fossil Shells from South America
Descriptions of Secondary Fossil Shells from South America
Index
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