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The celebrated Mr Hopkins says, ‘‘ Much has been written 
against the theoretical deductions of Werner ; but however 
inconsistent they were, those which have been founded on 
the assumed igneous agency are much more arbitrarily. 
drawn, most irregularly applied, and totally irreconcilable 
with the observed phenomena, and have tended quite as 
much as the dogmas of our predecessors to bring the geolo- 
gical science into disrepute. Indeed, the science may be con- 
sidered at present as Fossil Geology, combined with Com- 
parative Anatomy. If we refer to the descriptions of the 
primary rocks, we find them so imperfect and in so inappli- 
cable to their general structure, and mixed so much with 
hypothetical ideas, that those who derive all their knowledge 
from books must imagine these rocks as confused igneous 
masses void of all order. Those who are practically ac- 
quainted with the subject, know that the crystalline rocks 
possess an harmonious symmetrical structure.” 
In 1813, Professor Jameson advised the translation from 
the German of a publication of travels through Norway and 
Lapland, during the years 1806, 1807, 1808, in one volume, 
quarto, by Baron Leopold von Buch, the distinguished tra- 
veller and geologist. This was well executed by Mr Black ; 
and Professor Jameson added to the interest of this very 
valuable work, by an account of its author, and various notes 
illustrative of the natural history of Norway. Mr Jameson 
intended this volume as one of a series of translations, par- 
ticularly from the German, of the travels of men who, like 
Von Buch, could describe the appearance and geological 
structure of the countries they visited, and also convey to the 
reader delightful pictures of the climate, state of society, and 
of the nature of the animal and vegetable kingdom. 
In 1816, another edition of the System of Mineralogy made 
its appearance, in three volumes, and was for the time the 
most complete work extant upon the subject. A new edition 
of his “ Characters of Minerals” was also called for at the 
nerian school with the Huttonian army was a true benefit to science—the un- 
qualified Huttonians were shot down and only the best remained. If many 
fine fellows of the Wernerian school did fall also, Professor Jameson remained, 
and was the first to shake hands with hie former enemies.” 
