Author: A. W. Rogers

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-06-25

Total Pages: 509

ISBN-13: 9781330369845

Excerpt from An Introduction to the Geology of Cape Colony The first edition of this book was written as one of a series designed by Dr. Muir, Superintendent of Education, to further the study of Natural Science in South Africa. During the five years which have passed since it was prepared considerable advances in our knowledge of Cape Geology have been made, and in this second edition the work has been revised and largely re-written in the light of the new information. The chief additions are in those parts of the work dealing with the ancient rocks of the north of the Colony, the Karroo system, and the rocks of the volcanic pipes related to the Kimberley group, while there are great advances in the palæontology of the Bokkeveld, Karroo and Cretaceous formations. In order to keep the size of the book within moderate limits the less important parts of the first edition have been reduced or omitted. 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.