《珊瑚礁/Coral Reefs（英文版）》作者：[英] Charles Darwin
CoralReefs
byCharlesDarwin
EDITORIALNOTE.
AlthoughinsomerespectsmoretechnicalintheirsubjectsandstylethanDarwin'sJournal,thebooksherereprintedwillneverlosetheirvalueandinterestfortheoriginalityoftheobservationstheycontain.Manypartsofthemareadmirablyadaptedforgivinganinsightintoproblemsregardingthestructureandchangesoftheearth'ssurface,andinfacttheyformacharmingintroductiontophysicalgeologyandphysiographyintheirapplicationtospecialdomains.Thebooksthemselvescannotbeobtainedformanytimesthepriceofthepresentvolume,andboththegeneralreader,whodesirestoknowmoreofDarwin'swork,andthestudentofgeology,whonaturallywishestoknowhowamastermindreasonedonmostimportantgeologicalsubjects,willbegladoftheopportunityofpossessingtheminaconvenientandcheapform.
Thethreeintroductions,whichmyfriendProfessorJuddhaskindlyfurnished,givecriticalandhistoricalinformationwhichmakesthiseditionofspecialvalue.
G.T.B.
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