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 159 Sea : action of on coast, 93e ; as agency in the formation of minerals, 28-31 ; power of in altering land, 148 Seaweed at Kerguelen Island, 140-141 e Secondary formation(s), 33e, 47, 51, 110, 163e-164e Sharks, range of, front cover Shells : as argument for rise, 37e ; on banks of Red River, 84; at Concepción, 106e ; frequency of in concretions and in flints, 27 ; inland from Quilmes to Punta Indio, 143e ; at Quillota, lOOe Shoaling of coast(s) : 45e, 180 ; in Brazil, 16e ; around globe, 15e ; and ratio of gravel, sand deposits, 91. See also Ocean bottom Silicified bones, 22 Silicified wood : preservation of, 46e ; specimen of, 178 Silurian rocks at Falkland Islands, 142e, 144e Silver: mines of, 166e, 168e-169e, 175e- 176e ; ores of in Peru, ^léxico, and Europe, 167e Solfataras, products of, 162 Solution and deposition under pressure, laws of, 170e[172e] South American geology : character of, 71 ; and vulcanism, 145e Space as a relation between species, 130 Species change : and adaptation, 133-134e ; affected by neighbouring continent, 127- 128 ; and allied species, 153 ; and changes undergone by simple vs complex animals, inside front cover ; and common parents, 153 ; and life-span of species, 129 ; not gradual, 130; not progressive, 127 ; and propagation, 131 ; and the relation of species over time, space, 130 ; and repre¬ sentative species, 130 ; and volcanic islands, 127 Springs : life in, 127 ; in relation to rain water, 31 ; at S. Cruz, 140e Strata : dislocation of, 147 ; formation of in England, 45e ; at Hobart town compared to Tierra del Fuego, 21 ; in Patagonia, 86 ; secondary, accumulating off Galap¬ agos, 55e ; subsidence of in Chiloe, 87e Submarine tilting, 68e Subsidence : at Ascension, 60 ; caused by movement fluid matter, 77 ; indicated by silicified trees, 152, 154; at Tierra del Fuego, 140e Terraces : in Chili compared to St. Jago, 99e ; preservation of in valleys, 63 Tertiary formations 20e, 36e, 47, 102 Tierra del Fuego : origin of form of land at, 140e ; soundings off, 140e Time as a relation between species, 130 Trachytes, steam acting on, 165e Transmutation. See Species change Valleys, transverse : role of tides in forming, 141e Van Diemen Land, granite of, 120 Vegetation : of Antarctic, 125 ; and climate on islands, 138 ; correlation of with animal life, 134e ; at Deception Island, 139 ; limits of at South Shetland, 128 ; in relation to Indian habitation, 125 ; on two sides of Cordillera, 128 Veins : described by Lyell, 88e ; ferruginous in sandstone, 66e ; metallic, 20e, 164e- 166e ; at Monte Video, 87e ; of quartz rare, 7e ; richest for mining at Potosi, 106e ; containing silver, 168e-171e, 175e- 176e Volcanic action : Barrow's opinion of line of, 159 ; none on coastline of Old Green¬ land, 159 ; against Sir J. Herschel's explanation of, 32 Volcanic activit}-, origin of in relation to dislocation of strata, 146-147 Volcanic ash, pisolitic balls in, 72 Volcanic craters : chimney shape of, 110 ; in relation to cliffs, 107 Volcanic eruptions : as accidents which are part of a regular system, 76 ; difficult}- of gaining information on, 75 ; distribution of, 70 ; effects accompanying when sub¬ marine, 74 ; periods of, 70 ; at Mauritius,