Author: Henry S. Boase

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Published: 2015-08-06

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 9781332349326

Excerpt from A Treatise on Primary Geology: Being an Examination, Both Practical and Theoretical, of the Older Formations It has been advanced, in reply, that the granitic formation of Cornwall may not be analogous to that of other countries: it has also been suggested, that I have greatly erred in supposing the circumstances of this narrow peninsula to be applicable to all granitic districts; and that a more extended knowledge would lead me to confess, with the peasant Tityrus, "Urbem, quam dicunt Romam, Melibaee, putavi Stultus ego huic nostrae similem." This censure, however, has been expressed in the most courteous terms; and certainly the position into which I ventured, as an opponent of generally received principles, fairly exposed me to such reproof: but this would not have been so strongly called for, if the limits of the channel through which my dissent was made public had permitted me to enter more fully on the subject. Now, however, no such restraint can operate, and, by freely quoting the works of those geologists who have most carefully examined the primary rocks, I shall endeavour to show that the geological structure of Cornwall is similar to that of other granitic districts. Having failed in my first attempt to induce geologists to enquire into the validity of these objections, - which indeed bear on the fundamental principles of the science, - I, in the next place, invited the geological section of the British Association at Cambridge to discuss this subject, being prepared to maintain my position, not only by reference to Cornwall, but also by arguments derived from the published descriptions of other countries. Circumstances, which need not be here mentioned, prevented this proposition from being then entertained; but it was appointed that the matter should be fully discussed at the succeeding annual meeting, which is to be held at Edinburgh during the present year. 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."