The red notebook of Charles Darwin / edited, with an introduction and notes by Sandra Herbert.

  • Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.
Date:
1980
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Credit: The red notebook of Charles Darwin / edited, with an introduction and notes by Sandra Herbert. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SUBJECT INDEX 157 Fossil remains, sharks distributing, 12 Fossils of Falkland Islands, 142e Fossil wood : in collection of R. Brown, 161 ; as described by Hutton, 161 ; preserva¬ tion of dicotyledonous vs coniferous, 156 Fuegians, Bougainville's observation on, 177e Geographical distribution : of birds and animals in South America, 128 ; and occurrence of allied species, 153 ; of plants in Chili, 52 ; of rats, 129 ; of waders, 128 Geological forces, arguments for slow acting, 108-109 Geology of world : analogy between Weal- den and Bolivia, 152 ; conclusions drawn from Europe and America applicable, 18 ; powers acting from great depths, 123 ; question of relation between rising and falling areas, 77; reference to, 180; as related to rotation in fluid matter of globe, 41 ; simplicity of, 72 ; South America and Europe compared, 125 ; and vertical movements, 73 Glaciers most abundant in interior channels, 135e Gold mines of Cordillera, 176e Gradualism, arguments for, 108-109 Granite : metalliferous in contact with sedi¬ mentary rocks in Alps, lOOe ; orbicular structure of, 153 ; in relation to breccia between primary and secondary forma¬ tions, 110 Gravel as origin of white beds in Patagonia, 114e Greenstone cones, origin of, 88e-89 Greywacke generally absent in Tierra del Fuego, 99e Guanuaxuato, geology of, 170e-171e, 175e Habitation in perpetual snow, subterranean lakes, near volcanos, and in lakes of brine, 128 Hippopotamus bones, preservation of in shark's belly, 8e-9 H.M.S. Beagle, dates relating to voyage, inside front cover Horse not perished because climate too cold, 113e Hydrophobia, absence of at various places, 177e. See also Dogs, mad Ice, 141e ; and columnar structure of com¬ pared to granite and basalt, 153 Icebergs stranded on shores of Georgia, 99e Ice theory and boulders, 114e Indians and use of arrows, 156 Infusoria, inside front cover Inosculation of species, 130 Iron : in combination resisting oxidation, 170e[172e] ; masses of as described by Humboldt, 160-161 ; specimen of from Atacama, 156 Lava : bubbles in, 159 ; in Cordillera and on Eastern plains by Antuco, 143e ; flowing up hill, 159 ; freshness of at Ascension, 17 ; in Iceland, 90 Life at 1,000 fathoms below freezing point, 114e Limestone(s) : formed in shallow water, 19e ; origin of in N. Wales, 93e Llama, cause of extinction of one form of, 129 Loss of species, causes of in South America, 85 Mastodon inhabiting plains of Patagonia as Rhinoceros inhabits S. Africa, 85-86 Mauritius : main skeleton of mountains of, 118-120; volcanic cone of, 119-120 Megatherium, loss of in South America, 85 Metals : absent in Polynesian Islands, 145e ; in Mexico, Humboldt on, 160-171e, 175e-176e ; transportation of by chemical means, 165e Metamorphic action coming near surface, 156 Metamorphism of shales, 63