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CoralReefs
byCharlesDarwin
EDITORIALNOTE.
AlthoughinsomerespectsmoretechnicalintheirsubjectsandstylethanDarwin'sJournal,thebooksherereprintedwillneverlosetheirvalueandinterestfortheoriginalityoftheobservationstheycontain.Manypartsofthemareadmirablyadaptedforgivinganinsightintoproblemsregardingthestructureandchangesoftheearth'ssurface,andinfacttheyformacharmingintroductiontophysicalgeologyandphysiographyintheirapplicationtospecialdomains.Thebooksthemselvescannotbeobtainedformanytimesthepriceofthepresentvolume,andboththegeneralreader,whodesirestoknowmoreofDarwin'swork,andthestudentofgeology,whonaturallywishestoknowhowamastermindreasonedonmostimportantgeologicalsubjects,willbegladoftheopportunityofpossessingtheminaconvenientandcheapform.
Thethreeintroductions,whichmyfriendProfessorJuddhaskindlyfurnished,givecriticalandhistoricalinformationwhichmakesthiseditionofspecialvalue.
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