Climate and Time in Their Geological Relations

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Climate and Time in Their Geological Relations

by James Croll

EN·~20 hours

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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.

Details

Full title

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

Language

en

Duration

~20 hours (1194K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

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, he helped change how people understood the Ice Ages by linking long-term climate shifts to changes in Earth’s orbit. His path to science was anything but ordinary, moving through a string of jobs before he earned recognition for work that later influenced modern climate research.

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