The Great Ice Age and Its Relation to the Antiquity of Man

By: James Geikie

Write A Review

Paperback | 26 April 2012

At a Glance

Paperback
646 Pages

Dimensions(cm)
21.59 x 13.97 x 3.63

Paperback

$79.45

or 4 interest-free payments of $19.86 with

Aims to ship in 7 to 10 business days

James Geikie (1839 1915) was born in Edinburgh, and his work from 1861 as a field geologist for the Geological Survey in Scotland provided the evidence for the theories he proposes in this work, first published in 1874 (revised editions appeared in 1877 and 1894). Geikie brought together his own research and the findings of other geologists in Scotland to support his main thesis of 'drift' being evidence of the action not of sea ice but of land ice. He was influenced by James Croll's theory that changes in the Earth's orbit led to epochs of cold climate in one hemisphere and warm in the other, and Geikie believed that the geological record provided evidence for inter-glacial periods. The book was hailed as a breakthrough at the time, and brought the author international recognition. With intricate scientific theories explained in clear uncluttered language, this remains a classic text."

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.

Defective items

If there is a problem with any of the items received for your order then the Booktopia Customer Care team is ready to assist you.

For more info please visit our Help Centre.

You Can Find This Book In

Non-Fiction Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning Earth Sciences Palaeontology History Earliest Times to Present Day Ancient History to the Year 500

Preface
Introductory
Superficial formations of Scotland
Early theories
Mr Croll's theory of glacier motion
Greenland
Origin of the till and rock striations and groovings of Scotland
Origin of the till
Cause of cosmical changes of climate
Cause of cosmical changes of climate (cont.)
Cause of cosmical changes of climate (cont.)
Beds subject to and intercalated with the Scottish till
Beds subject to and intercalated with the Scottish till (cont.)
Beds subject to and intercalated with the Scottish till (cont.)
Beds subject to and intercalated with the Scottish till (cont.)
Boulder-clay beds of Scotland
Upper drift deposits of Scotland
Upper drift deposits of Scotland (cont.)
Upper drift deposits of Scotland (cont.)
Upper drift deposits of Scotland (cont.)
Upper drift deposits of Scotland (cont.)
Lakes and sea-lochs of Scotland
Post-glacial and recent deposits of Scotland
Post-glacial and recent deposits of Scotland (cont.)
Post-glacial and recent deposits of Scotland (cont.)
Glacial deposits of England and Ireland
Superficial deposits of Scandinavia
Superficial deposits of Switzerland
Superficial deposits of North America
Cave-deposits and ancient river-gravels of England
Climate of the palaeolithic period
Geological age of the palaeolithic deposits
Geological positions of neolithic, palaeolithic, and mammaliferous deposits of foreign countries
Conclusion
Appendix
Index
Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.

The Great Ice Age and Its Relation to the Antiquity of Man

At a Glance

Paperback

Shipping

How to return your order

Defective items

You Can Find This Book In

More in Palaeontology

Dinosaurs A Children's Encyclopedia

Otherlands

A World in the Making

Prehistoric Australasia

Visions of Evolution and Extinction

Dinosaur Behavior

An Illustrated Guide

Rooted in Time

Living Fossils and Other Tenacious Plants

Horns and Beaks

Ceratopsian and Ornithopod Dinosaurs

Hadrosaurs

Life of the Past

Escaping From Eden

Does Genesis teach that the human race was created by God or engineered by ETs?

The Trouble with Ancient DNA

Telling Stories of the Past with Genomic Science

The Princeton Field Guide to Predatory Dinosaurs

Princeton Field Guides

Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway

An Epoch Tale of a Scientist and an Artist on the Ultimate 5,000-Mile Paleo Road Trip

Uncovering Dinosaur Behavior

What They Did and How We Know

From Siberian Prisoner to Dinosaur Egg Detective

The Epic Odyssey of Karl Hirsch

The Earth

A Biography of Life: The Story of Life On Our Planet through 47 Incredible Organisms

Fossil Frogs and Toads of North America

Life of the Past

Varanoid Lizards of the World

Oceans of Kansas, Second Edition

A Natural History of the Western Interior Sea

Tyrannosaurid Paleobiology

Life of the Past

The Complete Dinosaur

Life of the Past

From Observations to Optimal Phylogenetic Trees

Phylogenetic Analysis of Morphological Data: Volume 1

Macroevolutionaries

Reflections on Natural History, Paleontology, and Stephen Jay Gould

The Bearded Lady Project

Challenging the Face of Science

Jurassic West, Second Edition

The Dinosaurs of the Morrison Formation and Their World

From Siberian Prisoner to Dinosaur Egg Detective

The Epic Odyssey of Karl Hirsch

This product is categorised by