Grabau, Amadeus W (Amadeus William) 1870-1946 Search this
Physical description:
177 leaves ; 29 cm
Type:
Manuscripts
Date:
1912
Notes:
Caption title.
Typescript manuscript on loose sheets of paper.
Leaves have text on the recto side only, in black and red ink.
The text of this manuscript appears to be a detailed outline for Grabau's publication of Principles of stratigraphy (New York : A.G. Seiler and Company, 1913).
Summary:
A detailed overview of the basic principles of stratigraphy and related geological themes. Some of the topics featured include climatic zones, the hydrosphere, the lithosphere, the pyrosphere, the centrosphere, and the biosphere, coral reefs, glacial deposits, sand dunes, sedimentary formations, bionomic characteristics of the environment, fossils, and mapping.
