CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.
PAGE
Introductory [1]
CHAPTER II.
Preliminaries [15]
CHAPTER III.
The Ancient Epoch [33]
CHAPTER IV.
The Palæozoic Period [50]
CHAPTER V.
The Old Red Sandstone [67]
CHAPTER VI.
The Carboniferous System [83]
CHAPTER VII.
Secondary Formations. 1. The New Red Sandstone [106]
CHAPTER VIII.
Secondary Rocks. 2. The Oolitic System [123]
CHAPTER IX.
Secondary Rocks. 3. The Oolite proper [145]
CHAPTER X.
Secondary Rocks. 4. The Wealden [175]
CHAPTER XI.
Secondary Rocks. 5. The Chalk. The Cretaceous System [198]
CHAPTER XII.
The Tertiary System [224]
CHAPTER XIII.
Scripture and Geology; or, apparent Contradictions reconciled [255]