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Annals of the Former World is a book on geology written by John McPhee and published in 1998 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. [1] It won the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. [2] The book presents a geological history of North America, and was researched and written over
Map of isothermal lines across North America and Europe from Lyell's Principles of Geology (6th edition). Published in three volumes in 1830–1833 by John Murray, the book established Lyell's credentials as an important geological theorist and popularized the doctrine of uniformitarianism (first suggested by James Hutton in Theory of the Earth published in 1795). [3]
In 1896, the United States Geological Survey released N.H. Darton's 1045-page Catalogue and index of contributions to North American geology, 1732-1891 and also commenced an incremental publication of Fred Boughton Weeks' serial work Bibliography and index of North American geology, paleontology, petrology, and mineralogy for 1892 and 1893.
Pages in category "Geology textbooks" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. I.
The book describes the social, economic or industrial context for Smith's insights and work, such as the importance of coal mining and the transport of coal by means of canals, both of which were a stimulus to the study of geology and the means whereby Smith supported his research. Landowners wished to know if coal might be found on their holdings.