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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 S2ientific research, though, as 

 more detailed investigitions have been carried out, severaUtate- 

 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 Gaspe 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. Honeyrnan 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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