Abstract
THE Edinburgh school of geology, when of old it formulated the theory of existing causes of terrestrial change, established the fundamental principle of modern geological science. Thanks to this school, men learnt how rocks were formed, how the strata of the earth's crust were built up, how slow had been the evolution of the continents and oceans, and how important is the conception of time in regard to the past history of the globe. The brilliant representative of this illustrious school who has recently published a history of the volcanoes of Great Britain, sets forth in this remarkable treatise the great features in the volcanic history of the earth, and establishes the principles which will henceforth guide geologists in the study of the massive crystalline rocks.
The Ancient Volcanoes of Britain.
By Sir Archibald Geikie, Director-General of the Geological Survey. Vol. I., pp. xxiv. + 477; Vol. II., pp. xvi. + 492. (London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1897.)
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BARROIS, C. The Ancient Volcanoes of Britain. Nature 56, 241–244 (1897). https://doi.org/10.1038/056241a0
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