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THIS is not a large book, and a slightly less ambitious title might have been more appropriate. Certainly it is an introduction to the study of modern geology rather than a history of the earth, for the latter is regarded from a limited point of view. But from the page preceding the frontispiece it appears that the volume is one of a series of “University Extension Manuals.” It partakes, therefore, of the advantages and disadvantages of this method of disseminating knowledge.
The Earth's History: an Introduction to Modern Geology.
By R. D. Roberts. With Coloured Maps and Illustrations. (London: John Murray, 1893.)
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The Earth's History: an Introduction to Modern Geology. Nature 47, 412 (1893). https://doi.org/10.1038/047412a0
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