Project Gutenberg 2021-05-10 Public domain in the USA. 320 Grew, Edwin Sharpe 1867 1950 Grew, E. S. Smit, Joseph 1836 1929 Smit, J. (Joseph) Woodward, Alice B. 1862 1951 Woodward, Alice Bolingbroke The Romance of Modern Geology Describing in simple but exact language the making of the earth with some account of prehistoric animal life Charlene Taylor, Tom Cosmas and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Romance of Modern Geology" by Edwin Sharpe Grew is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book explores the formation of the Earth, detailing various geological processes and the history of prehistoric life in an accessible manner. Grew aims to explain complex geological phenomena in simple language, making the topic engaging for a broader audience. At the start of the book, the author introduces the dynamic nature of Earth’s surfaces, highlighting how coastal erosion and sediment deposition shape the land. He provides examples from places like the east coast of England and discusses the effects of sea and river behaviors on land. Moreover, he emphasizes that geological changes occur over vast time scales, outlining the processes by which land may rise or sink due to natural forces. Grew sets the stage for a deeper exploration of topics such as rock formation, weathering, and the geological history of various regions, ensuring that readers appreciate the complexity and romance of Earth’s geological story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Geology Paleontology QE Text Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 624179 2025-07-26T04:51:41.559094 text/html 592626 2024-10-18T13:41:40 text/html 5481538 2025-07-26T04:51:57.430018 application/epub+zip 5479305 2025-07-26T04:51:45.595054 application/epub+zip 319540 2025-07-26T04:51:42.963072 application/epub+zip 3757748 2025-07-26T04:52:03.842974 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3699771 2025-07-26T04:51:54.084985 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 417548 2022-09-29T11:43:52.691490 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 525780 2025-07-26T04:51:40.036044 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 505803 2024-10-18T13:41:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17350 2025-07-26T04:52:04.033933 application/rdf+xml 24419 2025-07-26T04:51:43.136044 image/jpeg 3727 2025-07-26T04:51:43.049038 image/jpeg 5834146 2025-07-26T04:51:41.715028 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia