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in 1878 and another in 1891, in which the latest information on 
the subject was supposed to be incorporated. 
The “ Acadian Geology” has for many years been regarded 
as a standard work in the field of szientific research, though, as 
more detailed investigations have been carried out, several state- 
ments regarding the structure of certain formations have of 
necessity undergone revision. A large portion of Sir William’s 
life work was spent in the study of fossil plants, in which line of 
investigation he was justly regarded as an eminent authority. 
These studies embraced the fossil remains found in the Devonian 
and Silurian of Gaspé and New Brunswick, and in the Carbon- 
iferous rocks of all the maritime provinces, as well as the fossil 
plants found in the newer formations of the Pacific slope. Like 
Gesner, Sir William Dawson may rightly be considered as one of 
Nova Scotia’s most distinguished sons in the line of scientific 
investigation. 
Among other zealous workers in the geological field in Nova 
Scotia must be mentioned the name of the Rev. Dr. Honeyman. 
Formerly a minister of the Presbyterian church and settled in 
Antigonish, his fondness for geological study early led him to a 
close investigation of the complicated rock formations which are 
found in the eastern part of the province. Afterwards, being 
transferred to Halifax, he became the curator of the Provincial 
Museum. Here his field of work became somewhat enlarged, 
and his researches extended over many parts of the province. 
The results of his field work appeared in a number of interesting 
and valuable papers, many of which were published in the Trans- 
actions of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science, though others 
were read before the scientific societies both of England and the 
United States. 
The first of these contributions by Dr. Honeyman on the 
geology of Nova Scotia was apparently presented before the 
Literary and Scientific Society of that province in 1859, and from 
that date to the time of his death in 1889, articles from his pen 
appeared at frequent intervals. Though the chief field of his 
labours for many years was the classic ground of Arisaig, where 
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