I. <i>Collections in foreign geology</i>.—[No. I.]

Abstract

S HOULD it suit the plan of your Journal, I propose send- ing you, fi'om time to time, such accounts or translations of the labours of continental geologists, as it is hoped may be found useful aud interesting to those of our own country who may not always be within reach of libraries containing foreign scientific works.Though our own country, is, perhaps, Uiaequalled, (when extent of surface is considered,) for the facilities it affords the study of geology, by the variety and importance of its rocks and by its natural and artificial sections, it cannot alone enable us to take a comprehensive view of the general structure of the earth's surface ; this can only be e/ihcted by combining the labours of numerous individuals in different parts of the world.The structure of by far the greater part of our planet's surface, is, and will long continue to be, unknown ; vet much has already been done, more particularly in Eurol;ie and North America : distinguished geologists of France, G~rmany, Sweden, North America~ and Italy are continually adding to our knowledge by their respective labours; and if the following communieauons should tend to direct more general attention to these labours, their object will be fully answered.