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Excerpt from An Introduction to Geology It is hoped that it may be found useful to those general readers who wish to obtain some idea of the science but do not desire to pursue its study far, but especially as an introduction for those who will subse quently proceed to the perusal of more advanced treatises. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.