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Lecture 2.—" Rocks."— Earth's Crust— Geological Divisions— Igneous 

 and Aqueous Rocks — Sandstones — Limestones — Slates 

 — Organic Remains. 



» 3. — "Coal." — Position in Earth's Strata — Composition — Evi- 

 dence of Former Climatic Conditions — Plant Remains 

 — Mining— Anthracite— Jet — Lignite— Peat. 



„ 4. — "Limestone." — Composition — Organic Remains — Coral 

 Limestone — Oolitic Limestone — Chalk — A Yorkshire 

 Coral Reef. 



„ 5. — "Sandstone and other Building Stones." — How Formed 

 — Age — Cementing Materials — Old Red Sandstone — 

 Millstone Grit — Ganister — Casts of Fossils. 



»> 6. — "Fossils." — Organic Remains — Plants and Animals — 

 Modes of Preservation— Casts — Petrifactions — Evolu- 

 tion — Value to Geologists. 



„ 7.— "The Ice Age." — Modern Glaciers— Moraines— Striated 

 Surfaces — Erratics — Yorkshire Glacial Deposits — 

 Boulder Clay — Fauna. 



n 8. — " Extinct Monsters."— Age of Reptiles— Age of Mammals — 

 Saurians — Mastodon — Mammoth — Red Deer — Methods 

 of Preservation of Remains — Local Examples. 



„ 9.— "The Yorkshire Coast."— Cliffs— Different Aspects due to 

 Different Geological Formations — Inlets — Faults — 

 Filey Brig — Flambro' Cliffs — Caves — Hornsea Cliffs 

 —Old Lake Beds— Effect of Ice Age on Old River 

 Channels. 



„ 10. — " Pre-Historic Man."— Cave Man Contemporary with 

 Mammals now Extinct — Palaeolithic Man — Neolithic 

 Man — Bronze Age — Iron Age — Lake Dwellings — 

 Burial Mounds and Contents— Types of Weapons — 

 Yorkshire in Pre-Historic Times. 



,, 11. — "Roman Britain."— Landing of Julius Cassar— Roman 

 Roads— Walls — Camps and Villas — Arts— Pottery — 

 Coins — Roman Stations in Yorkshire. 



„ 12. — "Anglo-Saxons." — Eastern England— Customs — Objects 

 of Iron — Local Relics — Cinerary Urns — Swords — 

 Daggers — Coins, &c. 



13.— "History of Hull."— Former State of the Land— "Aid 

 Hull" — Favourable Position — Pre-Norman Embank- 

 ments— Wyke — Convent of Meaux — Edward I. and 

 Hull— Walled Town — Civil War — Docks— Whaling 

 Days — Industries — Government. 



„ 14. — "The Human Skeleton." — Head— Trunk— Limbs— Names 

 of Bones — Functions, &c. 



„ 15. — "Races of Mankind." — Distribution — Characteristics — 

 Savages — Customs — Weapons, &c. 



„ 16. — " Mammals." — Distribution — Variation — Classification — 

 Marsupials — Cetaceans — Hoofed Animals — Rodents — 

 Carnivores — Insectivores — Primates. 



