Geology -- Early works to 1800
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Mundus Subterraneus, in XII Libros Digestus (2 volumes in 1, in Latin; 1665), by Athanasius Kircher (multiple formats at archive.org)- Theory of the Earth, or, An Investigation of the Laws Observable in the Composition, Dissolution, and Restoration of Land upon the Globe (based on the paper read in 1785 and published in Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1788), by James Hutton (HTML with commentary at uwc.edu)
- Oeuvres de Bernard Palissy (in French; Paris: Ruault 1777), by Bernard Palissy, ed. by cit. Faujas-de-St.-Fond and Nicholas Gobet
- Theory of the Earth, With Proofs and Illustrations (1795; the only two volumes published by Hutton of a projected four), by James Hutton
- Theory of the Earth, With Proofs and Illustrations (posthumously edited partial text of planned third volume, based on Hutton's notes, with index to two previously published volumes; London: Geological Society, 1899), by James Hutton, ed. by Archibald Geikie
- Astro-Theology: or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, From a Survey of the Heavens (second edition, corrected; London: W. Innys, 1715), by W. Derham
- Astro-Theology: or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, From a Survey of the Heavens (9th edition; London: Printed for J. Richardson, 1758), by W. Derham (page images at HathiTrust)
- An Examination of Dr. Burnet's Theory of the Earth, Together With Some Remarks on Mr. Whiston's New Theory of the Earth (Oxford: Printed at the Theater, 1698), by John Keill (HTML and page images at EEBO TCP)
- The Cure of Deism: or, The Mediatorial Scheme by Jesus Christ the Only True Religion (2 volumes; London: Printed for the author, 1737), by Elisha Smith
- Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, by David Hume (Gutenberg text)
- The Existence of God, by François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon, ed. by Henry Morley (Gutenberg text)
- The Folewer to the Donet (EETS original series #164; London: Pub. for the Early English Text Society, 1924), by Reginald Pecock, ed. by Elsie Vaughan Hitchcock (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
- A Discourse Concerning the Being and Attributes of God, by Samuel Clarke (multiple formats at CCEL)
- Gleanings of Antiquities (London: Printed for W. Taylor, 1724), by John Beaumont
- The Sacred Theory of the Earth (second edition, 1691), by Thomas Burnet (HTML at sacred-texts.com)
- The Theory of the Earth: Containing an Account of the Original of the Earth, and of All the General Changes Which it Hath Already Undergone, or is to Undergo, Till the Consummation of All Things (2 volumes; London: Printed by R. Norton for W. Kettilby, 1684-1690), by Thomas Burnet
- A Review of The Theory of the Earth and of Its Proofs, Especially in Reference to Scripture (London: Printed by R. Norton for W. Kettilby, 1690), by Thomas Burnet (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Against Hermogenes, by Tertullian, trans. by Peter Holmes (HTML with commentary at CCEL)
- An Examination of Dr. Burnet's Theory of the Earth, Together With Some Remarks on Mr. Whiston's New Theory of the Earth (Oxford: Printed at the Theater, 1698), by John Keill (HTML and page images at EEBO TCP)
- God's Passion for His Glory: Living the Vision of Jonathan Edwards; With the Complete Text of The End for Which God Created the World, by John Piper, contrib. by Jonathan Edwards (PDF with commentary at desiringgod.org)
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Filed under: Geology- Fieldiana: Geology (partial serial archives)
- Geological Series (Field Museum) (full serial archives)
- Mémoires de la Société Fribourgeoise des Sciences Naturelles: Géologie et Géographie (full serial archives)
- Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology (full serial archives)
- Autobiography of Earth (New York: Coward-McCann, 1935), by John Hodgdon Bradley (page images at HathiTrust)
- The ABC of Geology (written under "Allison Hardy" pseudonym; New York: Vanguard Press, ca. 1927), by Vance Randolph (page images at HathiTrust)
- Die Äquatorfrage in der Geologie (in German; Steyl: Missionsdruckerei, 1902), by Damian Kreichgauer
- Discourse on the Revolutionary Upheavals on the Surface of the Earth (in English and French, based on the third edition), by Georges Cuvier, trans. by Ian Johnston (Javascript-dependent page images with commentary at Richer Resources Publications)
- The Elements of Geology (ca.1906), by William Harmon Norton (Gutenberg text)
- Elements of Geology: or, the Ancient Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants, As Illustrated by Geological Monuments (6th edition; New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1866), by Charles Lyell (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Essay on the Theory of the Earth (with additional material; New York: Kirk and Mercein, 1818), by Georges Cuvier, contrib. by Robert Jameson and Samuel L. Mitchill (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Landscape in History, and Other Essays (London and New York: Macmillan, 1905), by Archibald Geikie
- Principles of Geology (3 volumes, 1830), by Charles Lyell (PDF files at esp.org)
- The Student's Elements of Geology (ca.1870), by Charles Lyell (Gutenberg text)
- Time and Change, by John Burroughs (Gutenberg text)
- Town Geology, by Charles Kingsley (Gutenberg text)
- Discourses: Biological and Geological Essays, by Thomas Henry Huxley (Gutenberg text)
- La Religion en Face de la Science (2 volumes in 3, in French; 1881-1883), by Alexis Arduin (page images at HathiTrust)
- Mi Viaje Alrededor del Mundo (Spanish edition of "The Voyage of the Beagle"; 2 volumes in 1; Valencia and Madrid: F. Sempere y Co., ca. 1903), by Charles Darwin, trans. by Constantino Piquer
- The Voyage of the Beagle, by Charles Darwin
- The Voyage of the Beagle (Harvard Classics v29, with introduction and notes; New York: P.F. Collier, 1909), by Charles Darwin
- The Voyage of the Beagle (based on the eleventh edition of 1890, reprinted 1913), by Charles Darwin (Gutenberg text)
- Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle Round the World, Under the Command of Capt. Fitz Roy (new edition; New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1871), by Charles Darwin
- Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage Round the World of H.M.S. Beagle (illustrated edition; London: John Murray, 1890), by Charles Darwin (illustrated HTML and page images at Charles Darwin Online)
- The Story of Evolution, by Joseph McCabe (Gutenberg text)
- Studies in Comparative Seismology: East African Plateaus and Rift Valleys (Carnegie Institution of Washington publication #470; 1936), by Bailey Willis (page images at HathiTrust)
- Bulletin (Geological Survey of Alabama) (partial serial archives)
- Thirty Summers and a Winter (Fairbanks: Minerals Industries Research Lab, University of Alaska, c1982), by Evelyn Mertie, ed. by Ernest N. Wolff and Bruce W. Campbell (PDF at alaska.edu)
- The Dolomite Mountains: Excursions through Tyrol, Carinthia, Carniola, & Friuli in 1861, 1862, & 1863 (London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green, 1864), by Josiah Gilbert and George Cheetham Churchill (page images at Google)
- A Journey in Brazil (Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1868), by Louis Agassiz and Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Antarctica: A Journey of Discovery (2009), by Louise Huffman, Rita Thomas, Erin Carr, and Katia Kontar (PDF with commentary at andrill.org; 113 MB)
- The Voyage of the "Discovery" (New York: C. Scribner's Sons; London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1905), by Robert Falcon Scott, contrib. by H. T. Ferrar, illust. by Edward Wilson
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