Beschreibung:
A pioneering attempt at a comprehensive theory of volcanic action, and a tracing of geological history using volcanos as evidence.
Preface; 1. Descriptive account of the volcanic phenomena; 2. Explanation of the volcanic phenomena; 3. Disposition of volcanic products on the surface of the globe; 4. Laws of the protrusion and disposition of lava, en masse, on the surface of the earth; 5. Consolidation of lavas; 6. Divisionary structure assumed by lavas on their consolidation; 7. Volcanic mountains; 8. Subaqueous volcanos; 9. Systems of volcanos; 10. Development of subterranean expansion in the elevation of strata, and production of continents above the level of the ocean; 11. Origin of the strata composing the crust of the globe, involving a new theory of the earth; Appendix.