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THE call for a smaller engineering geology than the large work issued by Prof. Ries and Prof. Watson in 1914, has led those authors to prepare an abridgment entitled “The Elements of Engineering Geology.” The volume includes an account of the general principles of geology and petrology, apparently with the intention that the book should suffice for the geological needs of engineering students. It, however, includes no sections on stratigraphy or palaeontology, some acquaintance with which is generally regarded as essential to a geological course in engineering. Knowledge of these subjects would be necessary to the student who would benefit by the long chapter on ore deposits.
Elements of Engineering Geology.
By Prof. H. Ries Prof. T. L. Watson. Pp. v + 365. (New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.; London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1921.) 22s. net.
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G., J. Elements of Engineering Geology. Nature 111, 732 (1923). https://doi.org/10.1038/111732a0
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