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the mining officers a body of men receiving a 

 regular scientific education. Lastly, to a great 

 extent by going for a winter to .... [in Ger- 

 many], and by conversations with .... and 

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(5) " I was always fond of natural history ; 

 collected plants, insects, and birds, at [school] 

 and fossils at [college], where . . . . 's lectures 

 attracted me to geology, and subsequently, by 

 the acquaintance of Professor . . . . , to the 

 particular branch [of it which I have pursued]." 



(>/ 9) 



(6) " As well as I can recollect, they were in- 

 nate. I remember, as a boy of 6, seeing a 

 spring in Lavender Hill ; not being satisfied at 

 the explanation, and determining to work it out 

 for myself. I believe that I should have devoted 

 myself to chemistry and physics, but that I was 

 started, as a youth of 19, to travel 10 months 

 out of the twelve on business, and so continued 

 for 20 years. This led to my visiting all Great 

 Britain, and to great opportunities for geolo- 

 gising and determined me to that study. I 



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