Travels in North America
With Geological Observations on the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia

A vivid description of North American geology written in the form of a travel diary, first published in 1845.

Charles Lyell (Author)

9781108020213, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 16 September 2010

304 pages, 14 b/w illus. 1 map
21.6 x 14 x 1.7 cm, 0.39 kg

Sir Charles Lyell (1797–1875) was one of the most renowned geologists of the nineteenth century. His Principles of Geology (also reissued in this series) laid the foundations of evolutionary biology, and greatly influenced Darwin. Lyell's most important contribution to modern geology was his refining and popularising of the concept of uniformitarianism, the idea that the earth has been formed through slow-acting geological forces over billions of years. These volumes, first published in 1845, are the result of Lyell's 1841 lecture tour across the United States and Canada, in the course of which he made many observations on the formation of the American landscape. Using the popular format of a travel diary, Lyell provides vivid and detailed descriptions of North American geology, with discussions of important geological sites. Volume 2 contains his travels in Canada.

14. Dr. Channing
15. Alleghany Mountains
16. Succession of strata on the Ohio between Pomeroy and Cincinnati
17. Alluvial terraces at Cincinnati, and their origin
18. Cincinnati
19. Cleveland
20. Mirage on Lake Ontario
21. Kingston
22. Glacial furrows in the valley of the St. Lawrence
23. Halifax
24. Coal formation of Nova Scotia
25. Lower carboniferous or gypsiferous formation of Nova Scotia
26. Progress and resources of Nova Scotia
Description of plates and maps
Index.

Subject Areas: History of the Americas [HBJK]