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The Subterranean World

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The Subterranean World

Georg Hartwig

695 pages~13 hr 51 min read44 chapters$4.99
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Descend below the surface into caverns, mines, hot springs, and volcanic vents, where Georg Hartwig gathers the marvels of the underground: fossils in the dark, artesian waters, buried cities, and the fires that heave continents. A vivid Victorian tour of everything beneath our feet. Take the stairway down into the hidden world of stone and flame.

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44 chapters

  1. 1THE SUBTERRANEAN WORLD.
  2. 2PREFACE.
  3. 3CONTENTS.
  4. 4LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
  5. 5CHAPTER I. GEOLOGICAL REVOLUTIONS.
  6. 6CHAPTER II. FOSSILS.
  7. 7CHAPTER III. SUBTERRANEAN HEAT.
  8. 8CHAPTER IV. SUBTERRANEAN UPHEAVALS AND DEPRESSIONS.
  9. 9CHAPTER V. SUBTERRANEAN WATERS AND ARTESIAN WELLS.
  10. 10CHAPTER VI. VOLCANOES.
  11. 11CHAPTER VII. DESTRUCTION OF HERCULANEUM AND POMPEII.
  12. 12CHAPTER VIII. GAS SPRINGS AND MUD VOLCANOES.
  13. 13CHAPTER IX. EARTHQUAKES.
  14. 14CHAPTER X. THE GREAT EARTHQUAKE OF LISBON.
  15. 15CHAPTER XI. LANDSLIPS.
  16. 16CHAPTER XII. ON CAVES IN GENERAL.
  17. 17CHAPTER XIII. CAVE RIVERS.
  18. 18CHAPTER XIV. SUBTERRANEAN LIFE.

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