Wonders of Earth, Sea and Sky

Wonders of Earth, Sea and Sky

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Young Folks' Library
Selections from the Choicest Literature of All Lands; Folk-Lore, Fairy Tales, Fables, Legends, Natural History, Wonders of Earth, Sea and Sky, Animal Stories, Sea Tales, Brave Deeds, Explorations, Stories of School and College Life, Biography, History, Patriotic Eloquence, Poetry
Third Edition
Revised in Conference by
Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Editor-in-Chief, President William Jewett Tucker, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Henry Van Dyke, Nathan Haskell Dole
Twenty Volumes Richly Illustrated
Boston Hall and Locke Company Publishers Stanhope Press F.H. Gilson Company Boston, U.S.A.
1902

EDITORIAL BOARD
THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH, Editor-in-chief, Author, poet, former editor _Atlantic Monthly,_ Boston, Mass.
The HON. JOHN D. LONG, Secretary of the United States Navy, Boston.
HAMILTON WRIGHT MABIE, LL.D., Author, literarian, associate editor The Outlook, New York.
ERNEST THOMPSON SETON, Artist, author, New York.
JOHN TOWNSEND TROWBRIDGE, Author, poet, and editor, Arlington, Mass.
The REVEREND CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY, Archdeacon, author, Philadelphia.
JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS, Humorous writer, Atlanta, Ga.
MARY HARTWELL CATHERWOOD, Historical novelist, Chicago.
LAURA E. RICHARDS, Author, Gardiner, Me.
ROSWELL FIELD, Author, editor _The Evening Post>_, Chicago.
TUDOR JENKS, Author, associate editor Saint Nicholas, New York.
GEORGE A. HENTY, Traveller, author, London, England.
KIRK MUNROE, Writer of stories for boys, Cocoanut Grove, Fla.
EDITH M. THOMAS, Poet, West New Brighton, N.Y.
CAROLINE TICKNOR, Author, editor, Boston.
NATHAN HASKELL DOLE, Author, translator, literary editor Current History, Boston.
WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER, D.D., LL.D., President Chicago University.
DAVID STARR JORDAN, M.D., LL.D., President Leland Stanford Junior University, naturalist, writer, Stanford University, Cal.
CHARLES ELIOT NORTON, A.M., LL.D., etc., Scholar, author, Emeritus Professor of Art at Harvard University.
HENRY VAN DYKE, D.D., LL.D., Clergyman, author, Professor Princeton University.
The REVEREND THOMAS J. SHAHAN, Dean of the Faculty of Divinity, Professor of Early Ecclesiastical History, Catholic University, Washington, D.C.
WILLIAM P. TRENT, Author, editor, Professor of English Literature, Columbia University, New York City.
EDWARD SINGLETON HOLDEN, A.M., LL.D., Ex-president University of California, astronomer, author, U.S. Military Academy, West Point.
EDWIN ERLE SPARKS, Professor of American History, Chicago University.
The VERY REV. GEORGE M. GRANT, D.D., LL.D., Educator, author, vice-principal Queen's College, Kingston, Ont.
BARONESS VON BULOW, Educator, author, Dresden, Germany.
ABBIE FARWELL BROWN, Author, Boston.
CHARLES WELSH, Managing Editor, Author, lecturer, editor, Winthrop Highlands, Mass.

LIST OF VOLUMES
VOLUME I.
THE STORY TELLER Edited by CHARLES ELIOT NORTON
VOLUME II.
THE MERRY MAKER Edited by JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS
VOLUME III.
FAMOUS FAIRY TALES Edited by ROSWELL FIELD
VOLUME IV.
TALES OF FANTASY Edited by TUDOR JENKS
VOLUME V. MYTHS AND LEGENDS Edited by THOMAS J. SHAHAN
VOLUME VI.
THE ANIMAL STORY BOOK Edited by ERNEST THOMPSON SETON
VOLUME VII.
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE DAYS Edited by KIRK MUNROE and MARY HARTWELL CATHERWOOD
VOLUME VIII.
BOOK OF ADVENTURE Edited by NATHAN HASKELL DOLE
VOLUME IX.
FAMOUS EXPLORERS Edited by EDWIN ERLE SPARKS
VOLUME X.
BRAVE DEEDS Edited by JOHN TOWNSEND TROWBRIDGE
VOLUME XI.
WONDERS OF EARTH, SEA AND SKY Edited by EDWARD SINGLETON HOLDEN
VOLUME XII.
FAMOUS TRAVELS Edited by GEORGE A. HENTY
VOLUME XIII.
SEA STORIES Edited by CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY
VOLUME XIV.
A BOOK OF NATURAL HISTORY Edited by DAVID STARR JORDAN
VOLUME XV.
HISTORIC SCENES IN FICTION Edited by HENRY VAN DYKE
VOLUME XVI.
FAMOUS BATTLES BY LAND AND SEA Edited by JOHN D. LONG
VOLUME XVII.
MEN WHO HAVE RISEN Edited by HAMILTON WRIGHT MABIE.
VOLUME XVIII.
BOOK OF PATRIOTISM Edited by
VOLUME XIX.
LEADERS OF MEN, OR HISTORY TOLD IN BIOGRAPHY Edited by WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER
VOLUME XX.
FAMOUS POEMS Selected by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH, with Poetical Foreword by EDITH M. THOMAS.

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Volume XI: WONDERS OF EARTH, SEA AND SKY
Edited by EDWARD SINGLETON HOLDEN
Boston Hall and Locke Company Publishers
1902

CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xi
THE MARVELS OF NATURE xiii BY PROFESSOR E.S. HOLDEN.
WHAT THE EARTH'S CRUST IS MADE OF 1 BY AGNES GIBERNE.
AMERICA THE OLD WORLD 45 BY LOUIS AGASSIZ.
SOME RECORDS OF THE ROCKS 77 BY N.S. SHALER.
THE PITCH LAKE IN THE WEST INDIES 97 BY CHARLES KINGSLEY.
A STALAGMITE CAVE 111 BY SIR C. WYVILLE THOMSON.
THE BIG TREES OF CALIFORNIA 119 BY ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE.
WHAT IS EVOLUTION? 127 BY PROFESSOR EDWARD S. HOLDEN.
HOW THE SOIL IS MADE 135 BY CHARLES DARWIN.
ZOOeLOGICAL MYTHS 143 BY ANDREW WILSON.
ON A PIECE OF CHALK 171 BY T.H. HUXLEY.
A BIT OF SPONGE 205 BY A. WILSON.
THE GREATEST SEA-WAVE EVER KNOWN 211 BY R.A. PROCTOR.
THE PHOSPHORESCENT SEA 228 BY W.S. DALLAS.
COMETS 251 BY CAMILLE FLAMMARION.
THE TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE OF 1883 261 BY E.S. HOLDEN.
HALOS--PARHELIA--THE SPECTRE OF THE BROCKEN, ETC. 268 BY