INDEX 



Martinique, Devastation of, by volcano, 186 



Mastodon, The, 260 



Megatherium, The, 275 



Mercury as an abode of life, 118 



Meritherium, The, 261 



Mesozoic Period, The, 199, 231 



Metals may be converted into gases, 84 



Meteorites, 96 



Microbes and Bacteria, 111 



Microlestes, 237 



Migrations of the human race, 290 



Miller, Hugh, 213 



Millstone Grit, 218 



Miocene Period, The, 257 



Mississippi, The Delta of the, 20 ; sediment deposited, 51 ; 



earthquake in region of, 159 

 Moa, The, 252, 260 

 Monsoons, 42 

 Moon, The, 90; its birth, 100, 120; volcanoes in, 106; 



as an abode of life, 119; weight, 120; temperature, 



124 



Moraines, 70 

 Moraine-stuff, 70 

 Mountain formation, 167 

 Mud-banks, how they are made, 19 

 Mussels, 210 

 Mylodon, The, 276 

 Myths concerning earthquakes, 177 



Naosaurus, The, 230 

 Neandarthal man, 285 



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