Sir John Lubbock
The Beauties of Nature, and the Wonders of the World We Live In
Published by Good Press, 2019
EAN 4057664625724
Table of Contents
ILLUSTRATIONS
FIG. PAGE
1. Larva of Chœrocampa porcellus 53 2. Bougainvillea fruticosa; natural size. (After Allman) 107 3. Do. do. magnified 108 4. Do. do. Medusa-form 109 5. Medusa aurita, and progressive stages of development. (After Steenstrup) 110 6. White Dead-nettle 124 7. Do. 125 8. Do. 125 9. Salvia 127 10. Do. 127 11. Do. 127 12. Primrose 131 13. Do. 131 14. Arum 135 15. Twig of Beech 140 16. Arrangement of leaves in Acer platanoides 142 17. Diagram to illustrate the formation of Mountain Chains 216 18. Section across the Jura from Brenets to Neuchâtel. (After Jaccard) 219 19. Section from the Spitzen across the Brunnialp, and the Maderanerthal. (After Heim) 221 20. Glacier of the Blümlis Alp. (After Reclus) 228 21. Cotopaxi. (After Judd) 237 22. Lava Stream. (After Judd) 239 23. Stromboli, viewed from the north-west, April 1874. (After Judd) 242 24. Upper Valley of St. Gotthard 257 25. Section of a river valley. The dotted line shows a slope or talus of debris 260 26. Valley of the Rhone, with the waterfall of Sallenches, showing a talus of debris 261 27. Section across a valley. A, present river valley; B, old river terrace 262 28. Diagram of an Alpine valley, showing a river cone. Front view 263 29. Diagram of an Alpine valley, showing a river cone. Lateral view 265 30. Map of the Valais near Sion 266 31. View in the Rhone Valley, showing a lateral cone 267 32. Do. showing the slope of a river cone 268 33. Shore of the Lake of Geneva, near Vevey 269 34. View in the district of the Broads, Norfolk 271 35. Delta of the Po 273 36. Do. Mississippi 274 37. Map of the Lake District 281 38. Section of the Weald of Kent, a, a, Upper Cretaceous strata, chiefly Chalk, forming the North and South Downs; b, b, Escarpment of Lower Greensand, with a valley between it and the Chalk; c, c, Weald Clay, forming plains; d, Hills formed of Hastings Sand and Clay. The Chalk, etc., once spread across the country, as shown in the dotted lines 283 39. Map of the Weald of Kent 284 40. Sketch Map of the Swiss Rivers 291 41. Diagram