Barrington's Elements of Natural Science: Comprising Hydrology, Geognosy, Geology, Meteorology, Botany, ZoĆ logy, and Anthropology

Mary Middleton Rutledge Fogg

ISBN 10: 046158011X / ISBN 13: 9780461580112

Published by HardPress Ltd, 2021

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Barrington's Elements of Natural Science: Comprising Hydrology, Geognosy, Geology, Meteorology, Botany, ZoĆ logy, and Anthropology
• Publisher: HardPress Ltd
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 046158011X
• ISBN 13: 9780461580112
• Binding: Paperback / softback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 526 grams

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Barrington's Elements Of Natural Science: Comprising Hydrology, Geognosy, Geology, Meteorology, Botany, Zoölogy, And Anthropology. This 19th?century didactic work introduces physical geography and hydrology to general readers through a devotional lens that ties natural knowledge to the Creator and civilization. The Hydrology sections survey oceans and seas, their extents and connections to inland waters, and their importance for navigation, climate, and life. It describes the five great basins—Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Antarctic—plus detached seas and inland seas, noting salinity, currents, and land–sea links. Other chapters cover ocean properties, color and biology, temperature and depth, ice and polar seas, waves and currents, and practical methods mariners use to study currents. The text also surveys related geology, meteorology, and anthropology, offering a broad, data?driven panorama of Earth’s physical systems and their influence on climate, trade, and human culture. The result is an early, encyclopedic synthesis—rich in observation and classification, yet framed by its era’s theological perspective.