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without any hope of gain, travelled over the whole of Eng- 

 land and Wales, mapping out the rocks and noticing all 

 their peculiarities. In 1799 he published a list or tabular 

 view of the formations with their fossils, and the places 

 where they might be seen in the hills; and in 1815 he at 

 last succeeded in completing a geological map of England, 

 which has ever since formed the foundation of our British 

 geology, and which remains a lasting monument of what one 

 man may accomplish by patience and indefatigable industry. 

 William Smith fairly earned the title of the * Father of Eng- 

 lish Geologists,' which has ever since been given him, and, 

 with Werner and Hutton, deserves to be remembered as one 

 of the founders of the science of geology. 



Chief Works consulted. Lyell's 'Principles of Geology;' Lyell's 

 * Student's Elements of Geology ; ' Page's ' Advanced Text-Book of 

 Geology ;' Hutton's 'Theory of the Earth ;' Fitton's 'Notes on Pro- 

 gress of Geology in England ; ' ' Life of Werner ' ' Naturalists' 

 Library,' vol. xxxlx, 



