What is the content of crossing the horizon?

Crossing the Horizon attempts to fully reflect Li Siguang's knowledge, quality of life and elegant cultural and artistic accomplishment from a new perspective in the form of literary prose. In the book, his works, essays and talks about art in different periods are selected into a book for readers.

Table of contents of this book:

Earth times's "lawsuit"

Astronomy, the age of the earth

Astronomical theory holds that the age of the earth

Geological facts tell us the age of the earth.

The history of the earth's heat shows the age of the earth.

Reading and reading nature books

On the Topography of China

Jurassic and Chinese topography

Another explanation of feng shui

The shape of the earth

Did humans originate in Central Asia?

The concept of crust

How to Cultivate Children's Interest in Science

Structure and petroleum deposition

Look at our earth.

Looking at the universe from the earth

(Crust)

terrestrial heat

Earthquakes and shock waves

About earthquake

The problem of fuel

Modern prosperity and charcoal

The era of geographical history

Insects (i.e. spindles) in northern China.

Development course and current task of geomechanics

Geological debate in the age of enlightenment

geologic age

Paleontology and ancient humans

Balance compensation phenomenon

The origin of glaciers

Dr. Bimei made rumors and talked about earthquakes.

Does biological philosophy suppress biological science?

Experience of watching drama in Beijing Women's Normal University

National defense and northern defense

Statistics of China's Civil War after the Warring States Period and the Rectification Period.

Several basic problems in scientific work.

How does the central idea of science change?

Several problems in current scientific work

In my experience, the struggle between two roads

Some views on writing reform.

Evolution Theory and the Evolution of Scientific Thought

To Xu zhimo

Stop gossiping and nonsense.

A few short stories by Mr. Wu Jun

An example of judgment

Deduct vicissitudes of life

Preface to basic principles and methods of geomechanics

Commemorate the 40th anniversary of Mr. Zhan Tianyou's death.

Li Siguang's letter to He Changgong

A letter on the long-term planning of Quaternary glacier work

Li Siguang's letter to his brother-in-law He.

Li Siguang's letter to Jing Cairui

Li Siguang's letter to Yang

Li Siguang's letter to geologist and paleontologist Yang.

Li Siguang's letter to his brother-in-law He.

Li Siguang's letter to Yuan Fuli, former head of Tsinghua University Geology Department.

A postcard from Mr. and Mrs. Li Siguang to their daughter lin li.

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