Climate and Time in Their Geological Relations A Theory of Secular Changes of the Earth's Climate
CHAPTER XXIV.
THE PHYSICAL CAUSE OF THE SUBMERGENCE AND EMERGENCE OF THE LAND DURING THE GLACIAL EPOCH.—(_Continued._)
Extent of Submergence from Displacement of Earth’s Centre of Gravity.—Circumstances which show that the Glacial Submergence resulted from Displacement of the Earth’s Centre of Gravity.—Agreement between Theory and Observed Facts.—Sir Charles Lyell on submerged Areas during Tertiary Period.—Oscillations of Sea-Level in Relation to Distribution.—Extent of Submergence on the Hypothesis that the Earth is fluid in the Interior 387