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A number of geologists of distinction, not connected 

 directly with any of the French schools, are resident in 

 Paris and actively engaged in geological studies ; these in- 

 clude Em. DE MARGERIE, former president of the Societe 

 Geologique, translator of Suess' "Das Antlitz der Erde," 

 and possessing perhaps the widest knowledge of geological 

 literature of any one now living; Alfred LACROIX, pro- 

 fessor of Mineralogy at the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, 

 and one of the greatest authorities on volcanoes; Stanislas 

 MEUNIER, in charge of geology at the same institution, 

 known particularly for his studies upon meteorites; 

 Charles RABOT, a leading authority upon glaciers and 

 lately president of the International Commission on 

 Glaciers, editor of "La Geographic"; Leon CAREZ, 

 the principal collaborator in the French Geological 

 Service; Commandant O. BARRE, an authority on tec- 

 tonic geology; and General BERTHAUT, author of a 

 two-volume work of great value upon topography in 

 relation to physiography. Some of these (such as 

 LACROIX and MEUNIER) give courses of lectures open to 

 students. 



Supplementary to the geological collections in labora- 

 tories of the University and other higher institutions of 

 learning, there are the great collections of the Museum 

 d'Histoire Naturelle, situated in the Jardin des Plantes. 

 Of libraries of special interest to geologists, one of the 

 best is located in this museum, and in addition there 

 are the large geological libraries of the Societe Geologique 

 de France and that of the French Academy. 



The principal geological periodicals published in Paris 

 are the "Bulletin" and "Memoires" of the Societe 

 Geologique de France, and "Comptes rendus hebdoma- 

 daires des seances de 1'Academie des Sciences," "Annales 

 des Mines," "Bulletin des Services de la Carte geolo- 

 gique de la France et des Topographies souterraines," 



