Familiar Talks on Science BY
ELISHA GRAY, Ph. D., LL. D. Vol. I World-Building and Life
CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTION.
NATURE'S MIRACLES.
EARTH.
CHAPTER I. WORLD-BUILDING AND LIFE.
CHAPTER II. LIMESTONE.
CHAPTER III. COAL.
CHAPTER IV. SLATE AND SHALE.
CHAPTER V. SALT.
AIR.
CHAPTER VI. THE ATMOSPHERE.
CHAPTER VII. AIR TEMPERATURE.
CHAPTER VIII. CLOUD-FORMATION EVAPORATION.
CHAPTER IX. CLOUD FORMATION CONTINUED.
CHAPTER X. WIND WHY IT BLOWS.
CHAPTER XI. WIND CONTINUED.
CHAPTER XII. LOCAL WINDS.
CHAPTER XIII. WEATHER PREDICTIONS.
CHAPTER XIV. HOW DEW IS FORMED.
CHAPTER XV. HAILSTONES AND SNOW.
CHAPTER XVI. METEORS.
CHAPTER XVII. THE SKY AND ITS COLOR.
CHAPTER XVIII. LIQUID AIR.
WATER.
CHAPTER XIX. RIVERS AND FLOODS.
CHAPTER XX. TIDES.
CHAPTER XXI. WHAT IS A SPONGE?
CHAPTER XXII. WATER AND ICE.
CHAPTER XXIII. STORED ENERGY IN WATER.
CHAPTER XXIV. WHY DOES ICE FLOAT?
CHAPTER XXV. GLACIERS.
CHAPTER XXVI. EVIDENCES AND THEORIES OF AN ICE AGE.
CHAPTER XXVII. GLACIAL AND PREGLACIAL LAKES AND RIVERS.
CHAPTER XXVIII. SOME EFFECTS OF THE GLACIAL PERIOD.
CHAPTER XXIX. DRAINAGE BEFORE THE ICE AGE.
FAMILIAR TALKS ON SCIENCE. By Prof. ELISHA GRAY.
THE "NUGGETS" SERIES.
