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Excerpt from The Geological Magazine, or Monthly Journal of Geology, Vol. 3: With Which Is Incorporated the Geologist ; January December, 1866 But as sudden and rapid growth Degrees 1s seldom altogether! Degrees healthy, so the exuberance of vitality in the young science has ever and anon originated errors which have, at. Times, checked its career. Hasty generalizations, and loosely formed theories, advanced by would-be leaders Of the science, have occasionally le_d their followers into wrong, trains Of thought, whereby they have failed to see the true bearing of facts brought before them, and have ceased, for a time, to advance their knowledge, on account of the incorrectness or insufficiency of their, principles Of explanation. One great means of correcting existing errors and preventing for the future the general adoption of others, is to maintain for the scientific world an easily accessible medium of discussion. In order, however, to render the discussion of any Geological topic useful, it must be based Degrees In the first instance upon accurately recorded observations, and as every year increases the number of Observers, it also becomes important to enlarge the Opportunities of preserving the results of their labours. The aim of the geological magazine, since its Commencement in 1864, has been _to supply this need, and to supplement, as far as possible, the authoritative and Old-established Journal of the Geological Society. 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.

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