
Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands - by Charles Darwin
EDITORIAL NOTE
VOLCANIC ISLANDS.
DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS - I.—ST. JAGO, IN THE CAPE DE VERDE ARCHIPELAGO.
GEOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS ON VOLCANIC ISLANDS.
CRITICAL INTRODUCTION.
CHAPTER I. ST. JAGO, IN THE CAPE DE VERDE ARCHIPELAGO.
CHAPTER II. FERNANDO NORONHA; TERCEIRA; TAHITI, ETC.
CHAPTER III. ASCENSION.
CHAPTER IV. ST. HELENA.
Language
en
Duration
~6 hours (352K characters)
Release date
2002-02-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1809–1882
A curious naturalist whose voyage on the HMS Beagle helped change how the world understands life on Earth, he became one of the most influential scientific writers of the 19th century. His clear, patient way of building an argument still makes his work remarkably readable today.
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