Project Gutenberg 2013-07-25 Public domain in the USA. 296 Searle, Alfred B. (Alfred Broadhead) 1877 1967 Searle, A. B. (Alfred Broadhead) 12024653 The Natural History of Clay Produced by Chris Curnow, Tom Cosmas and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Natural History of Clay" by Alfred B. Searle is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work explores the origins, properties, and uses of clay, a vital material in various industries ranging from pottery to construction. The author aims to explain the complex nature of clay, particularly its chemical and physical properties, along with the challenges in studying it. At the start of the book, Searle provides context for the significance of clay throughout history, noting its applications since ancient civilizations for manufacturing bricks and pottery. He outlines the essential characteristics of clay and emphasizes the intricacies of defining what constitutes this material. The opening sets the stage for a detailed discussion, addressing both the common misconceptions surrounding clay and the specialized terminology used to understand it in a geological and industrial context. The first chapter delves into the physical and chemical properties of clays, laying the groundwork for further exploration of their origins and their relevance in different geological formations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43297/43297-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 41.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Clay TN Text Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 360941 2025-09-17T11:43:17.703811 text/html 316424 2024-10-23T17:18:00 text/html 1531628 2025-09-17T11:43:27.583765 application/epub+zip 1538118 2025-09-17T11:43:20.706811 application/epub+zip 177710 2025-09-17T11:43:18.564806 application/epub+zip 1701272 2025-09-17T11:43:31.439786 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1656036 2025-09-17T11:43:25.595768 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253880 2022-09-19T18:00:38.900753 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264146 2025-09-17T11:43:16.735809 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 244197 2024-10-23T17:18:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15795 2025-09-17T11:43:31.574766 application/rdf+xml 23655 2025-09-17T11:43:18.698814 image/jpeg 3331 2025-09-17T11:43:18.632824 image/jpeg 1620294 2025-09-17T11:43:17.920822 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog