Excerpt from First Book in Geology: Designed for the Use of Beginners The greatest and most easily seen of these agents is water, therefore the book begins witha study of water in its most simple mode of action. Next, the action of heat, in its various ways of working, should command the stu dent's attention. Finally, the animal and vegetable life of the earth, whose forces come mainly from the action of heat, receive some attention. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.