The Geological History of the Rivers of East Yorkshire: Being the Sedgwick Prize Essay, for the Year 1900 (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

Excerpt from The Geological History of the Rivers of East Yorkshire: Being the Sedgwick Prize Essay, for the Year 1900

East Yorkshire appeared to the author of the following Essay to offer an exceptionally favourable field for such a study: firstly, on account of the variety of its geological formations with important lithological differences secondly, on account of its peculiar tectonic characters and thirdly, on account of the abundant development of streams and rivers on its surface.

The minute knowledge which we possess of its stratigraphy and geological history was recognised as providing special facilities for such research.

The author is indebted to the writings of many geologists for the account of the stratigraphy and structure of the district.

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Excerpt from The Geological History of the Rivers of East Yorkshire: Being the Sedgwick Prize Essay, for the Year 1900

The study of the dependence of the water-courses of a country upon its geological structure has of recent years attracted so much attention, especially in America, that the selection of this subject for the Sedgwick Essay for 1900, with the stipulation that the area should be British, was a distinct recognition of the opportunities afforded for this branch of geological enquiry in the British Isles, and a direct encouragement to the pursuit of a line of investigation which has been somewhat neglected at home.

East Yorkshire appeared to the author of the following Essay to offer an exceptionally favourable field for such a study: firstly, on account of the variety of its geological formations with important lithological differences; secondly, on account of its peculiar tectonic characters; and thirdly, on account of the abundant development of streams and rivers on its surface.

The minute knowledge which we possess of its stratigraphy and geological history was recognised as providing special facilities for such research.

The author is indebted to the writings of many geologists for the account of the stratigraphy and structure of the district, but primarily to the Memoirs of the Geological Survey.

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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.