Synopsis
""The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs"" is a scientific book written by Charles Darwin, the renowned naturalist and scientist. The book was first published in 1842 and is considered one of Darwin's most important works. The book is a detailed study of the formation and distribution of coral reefs, which are underwater structures made up of coral polyps. Darwin's study provides a comprehensive understanding of the geological processes that contribute to the formation of coral reefs and their distribution across the world's oceans. The book is divided into three parts. The first part provides an overview of coral reefs and the various types of reefs that exist. The second part discusses the geological processes that contribute to the formation of coral reefs, including the role of volcanic activity, ocean currents, and tectonic plate movement. The third part of the book focuses on the distribution of coral reefs around the world. Darwin provides detailed descriptions of the various coral reefs he observed during his travels, including the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia and the coral reefs of the Indian Ocean. Throughout the book, Darwin uses detailed illustrations and diagrams to support his observations and theories. He also includes a number of scientific experiments and observations to support his conclusions about the formation and distribution of coral reefs. Overall, ""The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs"" is a groundbreaking scientific work that has had a significant impact on our understanding of coral reefs and their importance in the world's oceans.Where the channel is narrow, the agency, which on unprotected coasts is most productive of sediment, namely the force of the breakers, is here entirely excluded, and the reef being breached in the front of the main valleys, much of the finer mud from the rivers must be transported into the open sea. As a current is formed by the water thrown over the edge of atoll-formed reefs, which carries sediment with it through the deep-water breaches.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.
Présentation de l'éditeur
This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.
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