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Charles Kingsley
Town Geology (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

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The eminent Victorian clergyman and naturalist set out in this 1872 collection of lectures to make discoveries in geology accessible to the general reader. In addition to a ringing call for study of the natural sciences, the author considers climate change, glaciers, limestone, coral reefs, volcanoes, and the origin of coal.

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Charles Kingsley (1819–1875) was an English clergyman, university professor, historian, and novelist—most closely associated with the West Country and Hampshire. Among his novels, the best known are Hypatia, Westward Ho!, and Hereward the Wake. He is also the author of the children’s classic The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby, a story about a boy chimney sweep.

Língua Inglês ● Formato EPUB ● Páginas 306 ● ISBN 9781411451742 ● Tamanho do arquivo 0.2 MB ● Idade 99-17 anos ● Editora Barnes & Noble ● Publicado 2011 ● Carregável 24 meses ● Moeda EUR ● ID 5863687 ● Proteção contra cópia Adobe DRM

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