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John William Dawson

1820 - 1899

Sir J. Wm. Dawson, LL.D., F.G.S., was principal of McGill College in Montreal and president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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  • Cover of: The story of the earth and man.

    First published in 1873 13 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition storyofearthman00dawsuoft Cover of edition storyofearthman00dawsrich Cover of edition storyearthandma02dawsgoog Cover of edition storyearthandma00dawsgoog
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  • Cover of: Acadian geology: the geological structure, organic remains, and mineral resources of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island

    First published in 1855 7 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Dawn of life: being the history of the oldest known fossil remains, and their relation to geological time and to the development of the animal kingdom.

    First published in 1875 7 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Egypt and Syria: their physical features in relation to Bible history / By J. William Dawson.

    First published in 1800 7 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition egyptsyriatheirp00daws Cover of edition egyptsyriatheirp00dawsuoft
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  • Cover of: handbook of the geography and natural history of the province of Nova Scotia.

    First published in 1857 7 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Modern science in Bible lands

    First published in 1888 7 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition b21782854 Cover of edition modernscienceinb00dawsuoft Cover of edition b24864687
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  • Cover of: Some salient points in the science of the earth

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  • Cover of: Modern ideas of evolution as related to revelation and science

    First published in 1890 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The origin of the world according to revelation and science.

    First published in 1877 6 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition theoriginofthewo00dawsuoft Cover of edition originrevelation00dawsrich Cover of edition originofworldacc00dawsuoft
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  • Cover of: Acadian Geology: The Geological Structure, Organic Remains, and Mineral Resources of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island

    First published in 2018 6 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Air-breathers of the coal period: a descriptive account of the remains of land animals found in the coal formation of Nova Scotia, with remarks on their bearing on theories of the formation of coal and of the origin of species

    First published in 1863 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Fossil men and their modern representatives.: An attempt to illustrate the characters and condition of prehistoric men in Europe, by those of American races.

    First published in 1880 5 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition fossilmentheirmo00dawsuoft Cover of edition mentheirmo00dawsfossilrich Cover of edition fossilmenandthe00dawsgoog
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  • Cover of: Handbook of zoology: with examples from Canadian species, recent and fossil

    First published in 1870 5 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The meeting place of geology and history

    First published in 1894 5 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition meetingplaceofge00dawsrich Cover of edition meetingplaceofge00dawsuoft
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  • Cover of: Relics of primeval life

    First published in 1897 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition relicsofprimeval1897daws
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  • Cover of: De quelques sépultures d'anciens indigènes de l'Amérique découvertes à Montréal

    First published in 1861 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The geological history of plants

    First published in 1888 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition geologicalhisto00dawsgoog
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  • Cover of: geology of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, or, Acadian geology

    First published in 1891 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Handbook of Geology for the Use of Canadian Students

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  • Cover of: The Canadian ice age: being notes on the pleistocene geology of Canada, with especial reference to the life of the period and its climatal conditions.

    First published in 1893 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition canadianiceagebe00dawsrich
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Subjects
Paleontology, Geology, McGill University, Paleobotany, Religion and science, Stratigraphic Geology, Bible and science, Paléontologie, Education, Geology, Stratigraphic, History, Bible, Higher Education, Natural history, Women, Agriculture, Description and travel, Evolution, Géologie, Origin, Bible and geology, Creation, Sciences naturelles, Antiquities, Criticism, interpretation
Places
Canada, Nova Scotia, Québec (Province), Quebec (Province), New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Egypt, Montréal, Nouvelle-Écosse, Palestine, Alberta, British Columbia, Montréal (Québec), Ontario, Amérique du Nord, Middle East, Nouvelle-Ecosse, United States, Atlantic Ocean, Bow River Valley, Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.), Lebanon, Mackenzie River Valley, Montreal, Montréal (Quebec)
People
James McGill (1744-1813), John William Dawson Sir (1820-1899), Peter Redpath (1821-1894), Charles Lyell Sir (1797-1875), J. W. Dawson Sir (1820-1899), J. William Dawson Sir (1820-1899), W. E. Logan Sir (1798-1875)
Time
Precambrian, Carboniferous, Cretaceous, 1785-1850, Paleozoic, Pleistocene, Quaternary, Silurian, 1860-1899, 19th century, Archaean, Tertiary, 1851-1900, Cambrian, Devonian, Mesozoic, Paléozoïque, Pliocene, Silurien

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  • Sir John William Dawson
  • Dawson, John William Sir.
  • Dawson, William John Sir
  • Dawson, John William Sir
  • Sir J. W. Dawson
  • J. W. Dawson
  • J. Wm. Dawson
  • John William Dawson
  • J. W. (John William) Dawson
  • Sir J W (John William) Dawson
  • J. William Dawson
  • Sir J. William Dawson
  • Dawson, J. William Sir

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