The Student's Elements of Geology
Charles Lyell
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(Forgotten Books, June 10, 2012)
Between the years 1838 and 1865 I published six editions of theE lements of Geology, beginning with a small duodecimo volume, which increased with each successive edition, as new facts accumulated, until in 1865 it had become a large and somewhat expensive work. When a seventh edition was called for, I was strongly urged by my friends to attempt to bring the book back again to a size more approaching the original, so that it might be within the reach of the ordinary student. In order to do this I resolved, in the first place, to omit some theoretical discussions which belonged more properly to my Principles of Geology, and further to confine myself to examples of British rocks, wherever this could be done ;only seeking foreign illustrations when, as in the case of the Upper Miocene or Falunian Tertiaries, no good representatives were to be found in this country. I therefore published in 1871 what was substantially a new work under the title ofT heS tudent sE lements of Geology, and the success of the attempt has been proved by the steady demand which has exhausted an unusually large edition in less than three years. The present work has been carefully revised and corrected, with the addition of such new matter as the plan of the volume permitted.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at