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I DEEPLY regret that, in consequence of his state of health, Prof. Huxley is unable to be present to-day to bid you welcome to England. But if one voice is here wanting, let me assure you that the unanimous voice of English geologists unites in the same sentiment, and also thanks you, gentlemen, our foreign colleagues, for having responded in a manner so flattering to the invitation of English geologists to meet this year in London. For in this assembly there are representative geologists from Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, France, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Roumania, Russia, Sweden, Swizerland, as well as from the United States, Canada, Mexico, the West Indies, the Argentine Republic, and Australasia. From all these countries eminent and illustrious men honour us with their presence, and are here to aid us by their knowledge in the discussion of the questions brought before the International Congress. The number of geologists present on this its fourth meeting indicates the continued and deep interest that they take in it.
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The International Geological Congress 1 . Nature 38, 503–506 (1888). https://doi.org/10.1038/038503c0
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