Biography
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.
Books by John William Dawson
Archaia, or, Studies of the Co
Archaia, or, Studies of the Cosmogony and Natural History of the Hebrew Scriptures [microform]
On New Plants From the Erian and Carboniferous [microform]
On the Eozoic and Palæozoic Ro
On the Eozoic and Palæozoic Rocks of the Atlantic Coast of Canada in Comparison with Those of Western Europe and of the Interior of America [microform]
Brief Biographical Sketch
Brief Biographical Sketch
Canadian Ice Age
Canadian Ice Age
Canadian Pleistocene Flora and
Canadian Pleistocene Flora and Fauna
Life of Sir William E. Logan, Kt., LL.D., F.R.S., F.G.S., &c., First Director of the Geological Survey of Canada. Chiefly Compiled From his Letters, Journals and Reports
On Burrows and Tracks of Inver
On Burrows and Tracks of Invertebrate Animals in Palaeozoic Rocks, and Other Markings
On Specimens in the Peter Redpath Museum of McGill University, Illustrating the Physical Characters and Affinities of the Guanches, or Extinct People ... to be Read Before the Victoria Institute
Story of the Earth and Man
Story of the Earth and Man
The Fossil Plants of the Devonian and Upper Silurian Formations of Canada, Parts 1-2
Acadian Geology. [With] Suppl. Chapter. [With]
Achaia or Studies of the Cosmogony and Natural History of the Hebrew Scriptures
Fifty years of work in Canada, scientific and educational
Addresses of Principal Dawson and Rev. D.H. M'Vicar
On the newer Pliocene and post Pliocene deposits of the vicinity of Montreal
Additional notes on the post-Pliocene deposits of the St. Lawrence Valley
Additional report on erect trees containing animal remains in the coal formation of Nova Scotia
Canadian pleistocene
Carboniferous fossils from Newfoundland
New facts relating to Eozoon Canadense
Note on the genus Naiadites as occurring in the coal formation of Nova Scotia
Notes on prototaxites and pachytheca discovered by Dr. Hicks in the Denbighshire Grits of Corwen, N. Wales
Notice of tertiary fossils from Labrador, Maine, &c
On the Eozoic and Palæozoic ro
On the Eozoic and Palæozoic rocks of the America
On the Eozoic and Palæozoic rocks of the Atlantic coast of Canada in comparison with those of western Europe and of the interior of America
On the geological relations of the iron ores of Nova Scotia
On the vegetable structures in coal
Pre-Cambrian fossils especially in Canada
Report of J.W. Dawson, LL.D, F
Report of J.W. Dawson, LL.D, F.R.S., F.G.S., Principal of McGill University, Montreal, on the deposits of apatite on certain lots in the township of North Burgess, Ontario
Revision of the bivalve mollusks of the coal-formation of Nova Scotia
The day of rest in relation to
The day of rest in relation to the world that now is and that which is to come
The earthquake of November 4, 1877
Annual meeting of the Natural History Society of Montreal
Impressions and footprints of
Impressions and footprints of aquatic animals and imitative markings, carboniferous rocks
Impressions and footprints of aquatic animals and imitative markings, on carboniferous rocks
Note on fossil woods and other plant remains, from the Cretaceous and Laramie formations of the western territories of Canada
Notes on post-Pliocene deposits at Rivière-du-Loup, and Tadoussac
On fossil plants collected by Mr. R.A. [i.e. R.G.] McConnell, on Mackenzie River, and by Mr. T.C. Weston, on Bow River
On new species of fossil sponges from the Siluro-Cambrian at Little Metis on the lower St. Lawrence
On some relations of geological work in Canada and the Old World
On the correlation of early Cr
On the correlation of early Cretaceous floras in Canada and the United States, and on some new plants of this period
Synopsis of the air-breathing animals of the Palæozoic in Canada up to 1894
Alpine and arctic plants
Natural history in its educational aspects
Nouvelle note sur les antiquit
Nouvelle note sur les antiquités aborigènes trouvées à Montréal
On the conditions of the deposition of coal
On the flora of the Devonian period in north-eastern America
On the upper coal-formation of eastern Nova Scotia and Prince-Edward Island in its relation to the Permian
A hand book of the geography and natural history of the province of Nova Scotia, for the use of schools and families
First lessons in scientific agriculture
Acadian geology : the geologic
Acadian geology : the geological structure, organic remains and mineral resources of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island
Annual university lecture, del
Annual university lecture, delivered Nov. 27, 1863
On fossil plants from the Simi
On fossil plants from the Similkameen Valley and other places in the southern interior of British Columbia
On the genus Lepidophloios
On the Silurian & Devonian rocks of Nova Scotia
Review of the evidence for the animal nature of Eozöon Canadense
The testimony of the Holy Scri
The testimony of the Holy Scriptures respecting wine and strong drink
Contributions toward the impro
Contributions toward the improvement of agriculture in Nova-Scotia
On the Mesozoic floras of the
On the Mesozoic floras of the Rocky Mountain region of Canada
Lower Carboniferous fishes of
Lower Carboniferous fishes of New Brunswick
On collections of Tertiary pla
On collections of Tertiary plants from the vicinity of the city of Vancouver, B.C
On Cretaceous plants from Port McNeil, Vancouver Island
On new species of Cretaceous p
On new species of Cretaceous plants from Vancouver Island
Revision of the land snails of the Paleozoic era, with descriptions of new species
A new Erian (Devonian) plant allied to Cordaites
Additional notes on fossil sponges and other organic remains from the Quebec Group at Little Metis on the lower St. Lawrence
Address [to the British Association for the Advancement of Science]
An ideal college for women
Association of Protestant Teachers of the Province of Quebec
Continental and island life, a review of Wallace
Educated women
First lessons in the scientific principles of agriculture
Handbook of geology
Lectures, notes on geology, and outline of the geology of Canada
Note on Carboniferous Entomost
Note on Carboniferous Entomostraca from Nova Scotia, in the Peter Redpath Museum, determined and described by Prof. T. Rupert Jones, F.R.S., and Mr. Kriby
Note on recent controversies respecting Eozoon Canadense
Note on the phosphates of the Laurentian and Cambrian rocks of Canada
Notes on fossils recently obta
Notes on fossils recently obtained from the Laurentian rocks of Canada
Notes on fossils recenty obtained from the Laurentian rocks of Canada
Notes on some Scottish Devonian plants
Notes on the phosphates of the
Notes on the phosphates of the Laurentian and Cambrian rocks of Canada
On new plants from the Erian a
On new plants from the Erian and Carboniferous
On new tree ferns and other fossils from the Devonian
On the discovery of a new pulmonate mollusk in the coal-formation of Nova Scotia
On the graphite of the Laurentian of Canada
On the microscopic structure of Stromatoporidae
Peter Redpath, governor and benefactor of McGill University and founder of the Museum, library and chair of mathematics which bear his name
Recollections of Sir Charles Lyell
Remarks on Mr. Carruther's views of prototaxites
Science, the ally of religion
The constitution of McGill University
The geological history of the North Atlantic
The higher education of women, in connection with McGill University
The relation of McGill Univers
The relation of McGill University to legal education
Thoughts on the higher education of women
A preliminary list of the offi
A preliminary list of the official papers of Sir John William Dawson
Geology of the Birch Creek are
Geology of the Birch Creek area, Dayville quadrangle, Oregon
Fifty years of work in Canada
Fifty years of work in Canada
The day of rest ; or, The sabbath and the lord's day
Fossil sponges and other organic remains from the Quebec Group at Little Metis
Note on Carboniferous Entomostraca from Nova Scotia, in the Peter Redpath Museum, determined and described by Prof. T. Rupert Jones, F.R. S., and Mr. Kirby
Relics of primeval life
Note on cryptozoon and other ancient fossils
Eden lost and won
In memoriam Peter Redpath
In memoriam Peter Redpath
The meeting-place of geology and history
Thirty-eight years of McGill
The Canadian ice age
The Canadian Ice Age: Being Notes on the Pleistocene Geology of Canada, with Especial Reference ..
Appendix to memoranda of June, 1892, on the subject of free tuitions in the faculty of arts
Memoranda and statements relating to benefactors' exemptions and free tuitions to theological students in McGill University
The Canadian student
Notes on trees on the grounds of McGill University
Parka decipiens
Parka decipiens
The geology of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island
The geology of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, or, Acadian geology
Memorandum prepared by the Principal for the information of the Board of Governors, Dec. 3, 1890
Modern ideas of evolution
Modern ideas of evolution as related to revelation and science
On new plants from the Erian and carboniferous, and on the characters and affinities of palaeozoic gymnosperms
On specimens in the Peter Redpath museum of McGill university, illustrating the physical characters and affinities of the Guanches, or extinct people of the Canary Islands
The recent history of McGill University
Handbook of geology for the use of Canadian students
Note on Balanus hameri in the Pleistocene at Rivière Beaudette, and on the occurrence of peculiar varieties of Mya arenaria and M. truncata in the modern sea and in the Pleistocene
Notes on useful and ornamental stones of ancient Egypt
Modern science in Bible lands
On specimens of eozoon Canadense and their geological and other relations
Specimens of Eozoon canadense and their geological and other relations
The geological history of plants
The university in relation to professional education
The university in relation to professional education, being the annual university lecture of McGill University, Montreal, in the session of 1887-88
Association of Protestant teachers of the province of Quebec, Montreal meeting, 1886
Cretaceous floras of the North
Cretaceous floras of the Northwest
Handbook of zoology with examples from Canadian species, recent and fossil
Points of contact between revelation and natural science
The Chain of Life in Geological Time: A Sketch of the Origin and Succession of Animals and Plants
Observations on the geology of the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway
Report on the higher education of women
Report on the higher education of women, presented to the corporation of McGill University
On portions of the skeleton of a whale from gravel on the line of the Canada Pacific railway, near Smith's Falls, Ontario
On the cretaceous and tertiary floras of British Columbia and the North-West Territory
Facts and fancies in modern science
On the results of recent explorations of erect trees containing animal remains in the coal-formation of Nova Scotia
The recent history of McGill University, being the annual university lecture for the session of 1882-3
The future of McGill University
Fossil men and their modern representatives
Lecture notes on geology and o
Lecture notes on geology and outline of the geology of Canada
New facts respecting the geological relations and fossil remains of the Silurian iron ores of Pictou, Nova Scotia
The future of McGill University. Annual university lecture, session 1880-81
Remarks on recent papers on the geology of Nova Scotia
The Quebec group of Sir William Logan
The rights and duties of scien
The rights and duties of science
Note on a specimen of Diploxylon from the coal-formation of Nova Scotia
Notes on the occurrence of Eozoon Canadense at Côte St. Pierre
Dawn of life
Dawn of life
Life's dawn on earth
Life's dawn on earth, being the history of the oldest known fossil remains, and their relations to geological time and to the development of the animal kingdom
Report on the fossil plants of the lower carboniferous and millstone grit formations of Canada
Notes on the post-Pliocene geology of Canada
Notes on the Post-Pliocene Geology of Canada: With Especial Reference to the Conditions of ..
On the structure and affinities of Sigillaria, Calamites and Calamodendron
Report of the geological structure and mineral resources of Prince Edward Island
A plea for the extension of university education in Canada, and more especially in connection with the McGill University, Montreal
James McGill and the origin of his university
Note on a fern associated with Platephemera antiqua, Scudder
Science education abroad
Science education abroad, a le
Science education abroad, a lecture
Modern ideas of derivation
Notes of a visit to scientific schools and museums in the United States
Acadian Geology: The Geological Structure, Organic Remains, and Mineral ..
The evidence of fossil plants
The evidence of fossil plants as to the climate of the Post-Pliocene period in Canada
On some points in the history & prospects of Protestant education in Lower Canada
A handbook of the geography and natural history of the province of Nova Scotia
Annual university lecture, delivered Nov.27,1863, subject
De quelques sépultures d'anciens indigènes de l'Amérique découvertes à Montréal
Archaia, or, Studies of the cosmogony and natural history of the Hebrew scriptures
Biographical sketch of James McGill
On fossil plants from the Devo
On fossil plants from the Devonian rocks of Canada
On the newer pliocene and post pliocene deposits of the vicinity of Montreal, with notices of fossils recently discovered in them
Paleobotany pamphlets
Paleobotany pamphlets
A hand book of the geography and natural history of the province of Nova Scotia
Contributions Toward the Improvement of Agriculture in Nova-Scotia: With ..
Contributions towards the impr
Contributions towards the improvement of agriculture in Nova-Scotia
A Hand Book of the Geography and Natural History of the Province of Nova ..
Acadian geology
On the course of collegiate ed
On the course of collegiate education
On the course of collegiate education adapted to the circumstances of British America
Reports and testimonials relating to the Iron Mines of Nova Scotia
On the coal-measures of the So
On the coal-measures of the South Joggins, Nova Scotia
The constitution of McGill University, being the annual university lecture of the session of 1888-89