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OF the many recent attempts to present popularised geology to the general reader, most of which have come from the United States, this is undoubtedly by far the most successful. The book is attractive in style and make-up; beautifully adorned with illustrations; well proportioned in its matter; and authoritative in its facts. The authors are fully aware of the difficulties that stand in the way of interpreting the processes of geology and the principles of evolution and earth-history to the non-scientific mind. They point out that the book is not intended for the geological purist, and that if there are any generalities that may offend him, he can best spend his spare time in explaining the exceptions that outcrop in the field of generalisations.
The Earth and its Rhythms.
By Prof. Charles Schuchert Clare M. Le Vene. Pp. xvi + 410. (New York and London: D. Appleton and Co., 1927.) 15s. net.
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[Book Reviews]. Nature 123, 12 (1929). https://doi.org/10.1038/123012b0
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