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NOT so very long ago, the layman who wanted a simply written and up-to-date book on geology would have had to be content with a students' primer not altogether suitable for his needs. Now some half-dozen small volumes, written especially for him, await his choice; and among them this new "Pelican"book takes a high place. The authors have set out to show how geology has been used in the service of man—when he has been wise enough to utilize such knowledge—and have made clear their purpose in writing the book by their introductory note: "It is regrettable that more geologists have not been professionally associated with the war effort; it will be a tragedy if geological knowledge is not co-ordinated and directly applied in post-war reconstruction".
Geology in the Service of Man
By Prof. W. G. Fearnsides Dr. O. M. B. Bulman. Pp. 158+8 plates. (Harmondsworth and New York: Penguin Books, Ltd., 1944.) 9d. net.
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BOSWELL, P. Geology in the Service of Man. Nature 153, 756 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/153756a0
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