The wonders of geology; or, a familiar exposition of geological phenomena; being the substance of a course of lectures delivered at Brighton / by Gideon Mantell ... From notes taken by G.F. Richardson.
- Gideon Mantell
- Date:
- 1838
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The wonders of geology; or, a familiar exposition of geological phenomena; being the substance of a course of lectures delivered at Brighton / by Gideon Mantell ... From notes taken by G.F. Richardson. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![LECTURE VI. 1. Introduction. 2. Organic and Inorganic Kingdoms of Nature. 3. Dis- tinction between Animals and Vegetables. 4. Nervous System and Sensation. 5. Diversity of Animal Forms. G. Ellis’s Discoveries. 7. Sponge. 8. Cilia, or Vibratile Organs. 9. Flustra. 10. Food of Infusoria. 11. Mode of Increase of Flustra. 12. Skeletons of Polypi, or Corals. 13. Variety of Form and Structure of Corals. 14. Geo- graphical Distribution of Corals. 15. The Sea-Mat. 1G. Sertularire, or Vesicular Corallines. 17. Gorgonia, or Sea-Fan. 18. The Red Coral. 19. Tubipora, or Organ-pipe Coral. 20. Madrepora. 21. Ac- tinia, or Sea-Anemone. 22. Caryophillia, &c. 23. Fungia. 24. As- trea and Pavonia. 25. Meandrina, or Brain-Coral. 26. Corals as seen alive in the Sea. 27. Coral Reefs. 28. Coral Reef of Loo Choo. 29. Coral Islands. 30. Montgomery’s Description. 31. Fossil Zoo- phytes. 32. Zoophytes of the Chalk. 33. Zoophytes of the Shank]in Sand. 34. Corals of the Oolite. 35. Corals of the Older Secondary Formations. 36. Coralline Marbles. 37. The Crinoidea, or Lily-shaped Animals. 38. Structure of the Skeletons of Crinoidea. 39. The Lily Encrinite. 40. Pear Encrinite of Bradford. 41. Derbyshire Encri- nital Marble. 42. Geological Distribution of the Crinoidea. 43. Con- cluding Remarks p. 448 LECTURE VII. 1. Introduction. 2. The Carboniferous System. 3. Tile Coal Measures. 4. Coal-field of Derbyshire. 5. Coalbrook Dale. G. Coal-shale and Vegetable Remains. 7. Mountain, or Carboniferous Limestone. 8. Derbyshire Lead Mines. 9. Old Red Sandstone. 10. Geographical Distribution of the Carboniferous Strata. 11. Volcanic Rocks of the Carboniferous Epoch. 12. Organic Remains. 13. Vegetable Struc- ture. 14. Coniferous Trees. 15. Climate and Seasons indicated by Fossil Wood. 16. Vertical Trees in Carboniferous Strata. 17. Ver- tical Trees in English Coal Mines. 18. Trees in Craigleitli Quarry. 19. Sections of Fossil Wood. 20. Coal. 21. Mineral Oil, Naphtha, Petroleum. 22. Bitumen, Amber, Mellite. 23. The Diamond. 2-L Anthracite, Kilkenny Coal, Plumbago. 25. Petrifaction. 26. Artifi- cial Petrifactions. 27. Stages of the Petrifactive Process. 28. Hazel Nuts filled with Spar. 29. Silicification. 30. Plants of the Coal. 31. Fossil Mare’s-tail. 32. Fossil Ferns. 33. Sigillaria. 34. Lepidoden- dron. 35. Fossil Lycopodium, or Club-moss. 36. Stigmaria, 37. Seed-vessels in Coal. 38. Coniferas. 39. The Carboniferous Flora. 40. Modern Formations of Coal. 41. Corals and Crinoidea. 42. Mol- lusca of the Carboniferous System. 43. Crustacea. 44. Limulus, or King-crab. 45. Trilobites. 46. Eyes of Trilobites. 47. Insects of the Coal. 48. Fishes of the Carboniferous System. 49. Retrospective- Summary of the Flora of the ancient World p. 520](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22022168_0023.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
