THE present short article is a reversion to an aspect of the subject of geologic time which I had thought to be settled, and to require no further research or controversy. In my review of Mr.

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THIS little book is made up of three papers: one on “Geological Time;” a second on “The Geological Significance of the Challenger Discoveries;” and the third on “Limestone as an Index of ...

Note: The following transcript was transcribed ... Miller: Let’s go back, not in geologic time, but in your own life’s time. How did you first get interested in rocks and geology?

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