Climate and Time in Their Geological Relations A Theory of Secular Changes of the Earth's Climate

CHAPTER I.

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INTRODUCTION.

PAGE The Fundamental Problem of Geology.—Geology a Dynamical Science.—The Nature of a Geological Principle.—Theories of Geological Climate.—Geological Climate dependent on Astronomical Causes.—An Important Consideration overlooked.—Abstract of the Line of Argument pursued in the