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THE general scheme of this little book is decidedly good; it is intended to teach young people how the industries and commerce of Great Britain are conditioned by the geology of our island, both because the geological structure determines the sources from which we derive the materials upon which our national existence depends, and because it has produced the surface contours and configuration that have decided the lines along which our streams of commerce flow to-day. The first portion of the book gives an outline of the main principles of structural geology; then follows a section on the fundamental industries based on geological structure; and the third part deals with the geographical and geological relations of some of our most important industrial districts.
The Natural Wealth of Britain: Its Origin and Exploitation.
By S. J. Duly. (The New Teaching Series.) Pp. x + 319. (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1919.) Price 6s. net.
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L., H. The Natural Wealth of Britain: Its Origin and Exploitation . Nature 105, 579 (1920). https://doi.org/10.1038/105579a0
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