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THIS little book is an excellent introduction to present-day geological thought. The classic question, first answered by Leonardo da Vinci, as to why sea shells are found in the rocks of high mountains, is here put again, and answered on modern lines.
Der Ban der Erde und die Bewegungen ihrer Ober-fläche: eine Einführung in die Grundfragen der allgemeinen Geologie.
Von Prof. Dr. W. von Seidlitz. (Verständliche Wissenschaft, Band 17.) Pp. ix + 152. (Berlin: Julius Springer, 1932.) 4.80 gold marks.
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Geology. Nature 131, 318 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/131318a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/131318a0