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Nature, Gardens & Animals
The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms
Charles Darwin
223 pages~4 hr 27 min read12 chapters$4.99
The humble earthworm, Darwin discovered, quietly plows the whole surface of the earth. In his final book he shows how worms build fertile soil, bury ancient ruins, and reshape the land grain by grain over ages. A gentle, astonishing close to a great scientific life. Learn how the smallest laborers made the ground beneath your feet.
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12 chapters
- 1THE FORMATION OF VEGETABLE MOULD THROUGH THE ACTION OF WORMS WITH OBSERVATIONS ON THEIR HABITS.
- 2CONTENTS.
- 3INTRODUCTION.
- 4CHAPTER I. HABITS OF WORMS.
- 5CHAPTER II. HABITS OF WORMS—continued.
- 6CHAPTER III. THE AMOUNT OF FINE EARTH BROUGHT UP BY WORMS TO THE SURFACE.
- 7CHAPTER IV. THE PART WHICH WORMS HAVE PLAYED IN THE BURIAL OF ANCIENT BUILDINGS.
- 8Measurements by Dr. H. Johnson of the thickness of the vegetable mould over the Roman ruins at Wroxeter.
- 9CHAPTER V. THE ACTION OF WORMS IN THE DENUDATION OF THE LAND.
- 10CHAPTER VI. THE DENUDATION OF THE LAND—continued.
- 11CHAPTER VII. CONCLUSION.
- 12FOOTNOTES.
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