A Popular And Practical Exposition Of The Minerals And Geology Of Canada (1864) - Couverture souple

Chapman, Edward John

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ISBN 10 : 1436744490 ISBN 13 : 9781436744492

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

""A Popular and Practical Exposition of the Minerals and Geology of Canada"" is a comprehensive book written by Edward John Chapman and published in 1864. The book provides a detailed overview of the geology and minerals of Canada, covering topics such as the formation of rocks, the classification of minerals, and the geological history of the country. Chapman's writing style is accessible to a general audience, making the book a valuable resource for anyone interested in Canadian geology. The book is divided into sections, each of which focuses on a specific aspect of Canadian geology. The first section covers the geological history of Canada, including the formation of the Canadian Shield and the Appalachian Mountains. The second section of the book provides an overview of the different types of rocks found in Canada, including igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. Chapman also discusses the various minerals found in Canada, including gold, silver, copper, and iron. The final section of the book focuses on the practical applications of Canadian geology, including mining, quarrying, and the construction of roads and railways. Chapman provides detailed descriptions of the different types of mining methods used in Canada, as well as the various tools and equipment used in the industry.Overall, ""A Popular and Practical Exposition of the Minerals and Geology of Canada"" is an informative and accessible book that provides a comprehensive overview of Canadian geology. It is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the geology of Canada, from amateur geologists to professional scientists.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The subject matter of this yolume was originallj published in the form of a series of papers, in the pages of the Canadian Journal of Science nnd A rt. In its present shape, the work is intended to fulfil two purposes: first, to supply the general reader with a popular, and, at the same time, a practical, or really useful, handbook of our minerals, fossils, and geology; and secondly, to serve as an explanatory introduction to the enlarged Eeport on the G-eology of Canada, and other publications, issued by the G-eological Survey. The term popular, in its application to works of this kind, is so frequently abused, that I ihay perhaps be allowed to explain, at the outset, the sense in which it is employed in the present volume. This will be done most readily, by an explanation of the scope and general character of the work. With this view, it may be observed that the subject of the present Essay is arranged under five divisions or parts. The two first, of these, relate to the minerals of Canada; the other three, to our fossils and rock groups. jN ow, if it were designed to draw up a description of Canadian minerals for the perusal of the mineralogist, these substances might be arranged in a chemical or chemico-physical order, and an analysis of their crystallographic peculiarities, chemical relations, and other allied points of inquiry, at once entered upon; but as this work is intended to meet the wants of the general reader, another method a popular or explanatory treatment is rendered necessary. The object here, moreover, is not only to describe the characters, uses, localities, c., of these minerals, in general terms; but to enable the reader, whilst acquiring this information, to recognise these bodies, or, in other words, to make out their names, whenever subsequently met with; and thus to convey to him, as far as it goes, a really practical knowledge of
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1436744490
• ISBN 13: 9781436744492
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 248
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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