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CONCLUSION. 



to feel attracted and interested in his studies, and 

 these "outlines" were undertaken for the purpose 

 of kindling and keeping alive a taste for a branch 

 of knowledge which he felt had a high educational 

 value, and which, in its applications, is, in the end, 

 to unveil the mystery which yet hangs over the 

 early history of our globe. 



