Outline of Mineralogy and Geology: Intended for the Use of Those Who May Desire to Become Acquainted With the Elements of Those Sciences

by William Phillips

Excerpt from An Outline of Mineralogy and Geology: Intended for the Use of Those Who May Desire to Become Acquainted With the Elements of Those Sciences; Especially of Young Persons
The motive for introducing this little volume to public notice, might seem to be wanting if it were not avowed. It is this: There is no elementary work on the subjects it embraces in our language; no book that is calculated, by its simplicity and freedom from theory, and from the shackles imposed upon a learner by the unnecessary use of scientific terms, to invite his attention to the sciences of Mineralogy and Geology.
It is not pretended that the following pages have any claim to originality: all the merit that belongs to them, if indeed any should be allowed, is that of combining in a narrow compass, an outline of sister sciences which merit a more general attention than is given to them; in an arrangement as simple as the subjects will readily allow, and in language which, it is hoped, will be intelligible to those who may have no acquaintance with them.

192 pages, Hardcover

First published July 23, 2015

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