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YOL. I. DECEMBER, 1858. NO. XII, 



THE GEOLOGIST; 



A POPULAR 



MONTHLY MAGAZINE 



OF 



GEOLOGY 



EDITED BY S. J. MACKIE, E.G.S., F.S.A. 



" Geology, in the magnitude and sublimity of the objects of which it treats, 

 undoubtedly ranks in the scale of the sciences next to AstTonQmj.":—Eerschel: 

 Discourse on Study of Natural Philosophy. 



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EEYIS'OLDS & CO., 15 OLD BEOAD STEEET; 

 SIMPKIN, MAESHALL, & CO., STATIONEES' HALL COUET. 



