Excerpt from An Introduction to Geology In the course of the present work, I have frequently attempted to elucidate the geology of England, by comparisons with situa trons I have examined on the continent, in order to connect the geology Of our own island, with that of France, Switzerland, and Savoy. By comprising the numerous facts and Observations contained in the present volume, within the limits of an elemen tary-work, -from the desire to be concise, 'i may have run the risk of becoming Obscure: thie have studiously endeavored to avoid. About the Publisher 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.