Author:John William Dawson

John William Dawson
(1820–1899)

John William Dawson in April 1874.

Works

Books

• Acadian geology, 1855 Internet Archive identifier: cihm_44216
• Archaia, or, Studies of the cosmogony and natural history of the Hebrew scriptures, 1860 Internet Archive identifier: studiesofcosmogo00unknuoft
• Air-breathers of the coal period, 1863 Internet Archive identifier: cihm_53273
• First lessons in scientific agriculture, 1864 Internet Archive identifier: cihm_38927
• Acadian geology. [With Suppl. chapter.], 1868 Internet Archive identifier: acadiangeologyw00dawsgoog
• Handbook of zoology, 1870 {IAl|cihm_02623|external scan}}
• The fossil plants of the Devonian and Upper Silurian formations of Canada, 1871 Internet Archive identifier: cihm_05906
• Some salient points in the science of the earth, 1873 Internet Archive identifier: somesalientpoint00dawsiala
• The story of the earth and man, 1873 Internet Archive identifier: storyearthandma02dawsgoog
• Dawn of life, 1875 Internet Archive identifier: b21706049
• Nature and the Bible. 1875 Internet Archive identifier: naturebiblecours01daws
• Egypt and Syria: Their Physical Features in Relation to Bible History
• The origin of the world according to revelation and science, 1877 Internet Archive identifier: originofworldac00daws
• Fossil Men and Their Modern Representatives, 1880 Internet Archive identifier: fossilmenandthe00dawsgoog
• Lectures, notes on geology, and outline of the geology of Canada, 1880 Internet Archive identifier: cihm_06052
• The chain of life in geological time, 1880 Internet Archive identifier: cihm_02373
• Facts and fancies in modern science, 1882 Internet Archive identifier: b21498404
• Egypt and Syria, 1885 Internet Archive identifier: egyptandsyriathe00dawsuoft
• The geological history of plants, 1888 Internet Archive identifier: geologicalhisto00dawsgoog
• Some salient points in the science of the earth, 1894 Internet Archive identifier: cu31924004610782
• Eden lost and won, 1895 Internet Archive identifier: cihm_06829
• Relics of Primeval Life, 1897 Internet Archive identifier: relicsprimevall00dawsgoog
• Fifty years of work in Canada, scientific and educational, 1901 Internet Archive identifier: fiftyyearsworki00dawsgoog

Other

• On the geology of Cape Breton, 1843 Internet Archive identifier: cihm_18522
• A hand book of the geography and natural history of the province of Nova Scotia, 1848 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_37346
• On the course of collegiate education adapted to the circumstances of British America, 1855 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_22525
• Notice of tertiary fossils from Labrador, Maine, &c.: and remarks on the climate of Canada, in the newer Pliocene or Pleistocene period, 1859 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_67140
• Reports and testimonials relating to the Iron Mines of Nova Scotia, 1855 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: reportstestimoni00daws
• Contributions toward the improvement of agriculture in Nova-Scotia, 1856 Internet Archive identifier: contributionsto00dawsgoog
• Natural history in its educational aspects, 1857 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_51422
• On the newer Pliocene and post Pliocene deposits of the vicinity of Montreal, 1858 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_91018
• The testimony of the Holy Scriptures respecting wine and strong drink, 1858 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_34869
• Biographical sketch of James McGill, 1859 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_22773
• Additional notes on the post-Pliocene deposits of the St. Lawrence Valley, 1859 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_64139
• On the vegetable structures in coal, 1860 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_58405
• On the Silurian & Devonian rocks of Nova Scotia, 1860 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_44217
• On the flora of the Devonian period in north-eastern America, 1862 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_44625
• Alpine and arctic plants, 1862 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_53274
• The duties of educated young men in British America, 1863 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_23061
• Notes on post-Pliocene deposits at Rivière-du-Loup, and Tadoussac, 1865 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_36513
• On the conditions of the deposition of coal, 1866 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_23324
• Notes on fossils recenty obtained from the Laurentian rocks of Canada, 1867 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_08725
• Modern ideas of derivation, 1869 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_03796
• Notes of a visit to scientific schools and museums in the United States, 1869 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_03797
• James McGill and the origin of his university, 1870 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_23636
• On new tree ferns and other fossils from the Devonian, 1871 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_06859
• Report on the geological structure and mineral resources of Prince Edward island. 1871 Internet Archive identifier: cu31924099545489
• Thoughts on the higher education of women, 1871 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_03801
• On the deposits of apatite on certain lots in the township of North Burgess, Ontario, 1872 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_64729
• Notes on the post-Pliocene geology of Canada, 1872 Internet Archive identifier: cihm_02277
• Impressions and footprints of aquatic animals and imitative markings, on carboniferous rocks, 1873 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_55514
• Report on the fossil plants of the lower Carboniferous and millstone grit formations of Canada, 1873 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: reportonfossilpl00daws
• Remarks on Mr. Carruther's views of prototaxites, 1873 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_06868
• On the upper coal-formation of eastern Nova Scotia and Prince-Edward Island in its relation to the Permian, 1874 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_53447
• Origin and history of life on our planet, 1875 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_03798
• Recollections of Sir Charles Lyell, 1875 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_06867
• Notes on the occurrence of Eozoon Canadense at Côte St. Pierre, 1876 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_06862
• The earthquake of November 4, 1877, 1877 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_58531
• Lower Carboniferous fishes of New Brunswick, 1877 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_27815
• Note on a specimen of Diploxylon from the coal-formation of Nova Scotia, 1877 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_06857
• Notes on some Scottish Devonian plants, 1878 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_06858
• On the microscopic structure of Stromatoporidae, 1879 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_08729
• Note on recent controversies respecting Eozoon Canadense, 1879 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_06832
• Remarks on recent papers on the geology of Nova Scotia, 1879 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_06869
• Notes on prehistoric man in Egypt and the Lebanon, 1884 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_02627
• New facts respecting the geological relations and fossil remains of the Silurian iron ores of Pictou, Nova Scotia, 1880 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_06830
• Revision of the land snails of the Paleozoic era, with descriptions of new species, 1880 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_08732
• Continental and island life, a review of Wallace, 1881 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_02104
• On the Cretaceous and Tertiary floras of British Columbia and the North-West Territory, 1883 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: oncretaceoustert00daws
• On Some Unsolved Problems in Geology, 1883 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: onsomeunsolvedp00sciegoog
• Life of Sir William E. Logan, 1883 Internet Archive identifier: lifesirwilliame00dawsgoog
• Canadian pleistocene, 1883 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_64664
• On portions of the skeleton of a whale from gravel on the line of the Canada Pacific railway, near Smith's Falls, Ontario, 1883 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_12664
• Observations on the geology of the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway, 1884 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_08727
• The higher education of women, in connection with McGill University, 1884 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_02624
• On the Mesozoic floras of the Rocky Mountain region of Canada, 1885
• Note on fossil woods and other plant remains, from the Cretaceous and Laramie formations of the western territories of Canada, 1887 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_33795
• On specimens of eozoon Canadense and their geological and other relations, 1888 Internet Archive identifier: onnewplantsfrome00dawsrich
• On the Eozoic and Palæozoic rocks of the Atlantic coast of Canada, 1888 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_38489
• Modern science in Bible lands, 1888 Internet Archive identifier: cihm_02626
• Loyalty, 1893 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_03669
• The Canadian ice age, 1894 Internet Archive identifier: cu31924003945460
• The meeting place of geology and history, 1894 Internet Archive identifier: meetingplaceofge00dawsrich
• Revision of the bivalve mollusks of the coal-formation of Nova Scotia, 1894 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_63816
• An ideal college for women, 1894 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: idealcollegeforw00daws
• Synopsis of the air-breathing animals of the Palæozoic in Canada up to 1894, (1894) (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_33797
• Review of the evidence for the animal nature of Eozöon Canadense: pt. 1-historical and stratigraphical, 1896 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_08746
• Note on cryptozoon and other ancient fossils, 1896 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_06727
• Additional notes on fossil sponges and other organic remains from the Quebec Group at Little Metis on the lower St. Lawrence, 1896 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: cihm_02232
• The day of rest; or, The sabbath and the lord's day, 1899 (short work) Internet Archive identifier: dayofrestorsabba00daws

Articles in Popular Science Monthly

• "The So-Called Conflict of Science and Religion" in Popular Science Monthly, 10 (November 1876)
• "Some Unsolved Problems in Geology I" in Popular Science Monthly, 23 (October 1883)
• "Some Unsolved Problems in Geology II" in Popular Science Monthly, 24 (November 1883)
• "Geology of the Atlantic Ocean I" in Popular Science Monthly, 30 (November 1886)
• "Geology of the Atlantic Ocean II" in Popular Science Monthly, 30 (December 1886)
• "The Earliest Plants" in Popular Science Monthly, 32 (April 1888)

Works about Dawson

• Fictions and errors in a book on "The origin of the world according to revelation and science by J.W. Dawson, L.L.D., by John George Marshall, 1786-1880; 1877 Internet Archive identifier: cihm_09922
• "Dawson, John William," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1901 supplement, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1901) in 3 vols.
• "Dawson, Sir John William," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)