Contents 



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THE AGE OF THE EAETH . . . . .1 



THE FIGURE OF THE EARTH .... 45 



AN AUTUMN VISIT TO THE LIPARI ISLES . . .65 



FUNAFUTI : THE STUDY OF A CORAL ATOLL . . 86 



FUNAFUTI : A SEQUEL ..... 121 

 THE ORIGIN AND FORMATION OF FLINTS . . 133 



THE ORIGIN OF FRESHWATER FAUNA . . . 166 



THE INFLUENCE OF OXFORD ON THE HISTORY OF GEOLOGY 219 

 THE KEY TO TERRESTRIAL HISTORY . . . 257 



GEOLOGIES AND DELUGES . . . 290 



INDEX . 323 



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