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Town Geology

by Charles Kingsley

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A railway cutting or a stone wall can offer evidence of the earth's past, and Charles Kingsley shows how to begin reading it. Adapted from lectures for young men in Chester, this introduction to geology extends its lessons to the manufacturing districts of England and Scotland. Kingsley puts observation first, encouraging readers to examine quarries, compare specimens in museums and use fossils to judge the relative ages of rocks.

The discussion moves from New Red sandstone and Cheshire's salt deposits to the great stretches of time separating different layers. An imagined rail trip towards London makes the changing landscape a practical lesson, while an ancient reptile surviving in New Zealand raises questions about life across geological ages.

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Charles Kingsley

Charles Kingsley was an English clergyman, social reformer, historian, novelist and poet. A broad church priest of the Church of England, he is particularly associated with Christian socialism, Anti-Catholicism, the working men's college, and forming labour cooperatives, which failed, but encouraged later working reforms.

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Pages
82
Language
English
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