Climate and Time in Their Geological Relations A Theory of Secular Changes of the Earth's Climate

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Climate and Time in Their Geological Relations A Theory of Secular Changes of the Earth's Climate

by James Croll

EN·~20 hours·36 chapters

Chapters

36 total

CLIMATE AND TIME IN THEIR GEOLOGICAL RELATIONS

0:16

PREFACE

22:42

LIST OF PLATES.

0:32

CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION.

48:08

CHAPTER II. OCEANS-CURRENTS IN RELATION TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF HEAT OVER THE GLOBE.

45:54

CHAPTER III. OCEAN-CURRENTS IN RELATION TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF HEAT OVER THE GLOBE.—(Continued.)

17:55

CHAPTER IV. OUTLINE OF THE PHYSICAL AGENCIES WHICH LEAD TO SECULAR CHANGES OF CLIMATE.

56:04

CHAPTER V. REASON WHY THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE IS COLDER THAN THE NORTHERN.

29:48

CHAPTER VI. EXAMINATION OF THE GRAVITATION THEORY OF OCEANIC CIRCULATION.—LIEUT. MAURY’S THEORY.

41:51

CHAPTER VII. EXAMINATION OF THE GRAVITATION THEORY OF OCEANIC CIRCULATION.—LIEUT. MAURY’S THEORY (continued).

12:46

Description

This work offers a clear, systematic look at why Earth’s climate has shifted over millennia. Drawing on decades of geological observation, the author builds a case that long‑term climate change is driven by physical forces such as the planet’s orbital shape, the flow of ocean currents, and the distribution of solar heat. The early chapters explain how the Gulf Stream and other water movements shape regional temperatures, while also showing what the world might look like without these moderating currents.

Moving beyond mere description, the book connects these climatic patterns to the great glacial periods that once covered much of the northern continents. By grounding every argument in measurable facts and established physics, the author avoids speculation and makes a complex subject accessible to readers without a scientific background. Listeners will come away with a solid grasp of the natural mechanisms that have quietly reshaped our planet’s climate over vast spans of time.

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Climate and Time in Their Geological Relations A Theory of Secular Changes of the Earth's Climate A Theory of Secular Changes of the Earth's Climate

Language

en

Duration

~20 hours (1194K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

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Produced by WebRover, MWS, Robert Tonsing, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

2020-07-18

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

James Croll

James Croll

1821–1890

A self-taught Scottish scientist who rose from humble jobs to become one of the first thinkers to link ice ages with changes in Earth’s orbit. His ideas were controversial in his lifetime, but they helped lay the groundwork for modern climate science.

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