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IV.—Note on the Airolo-Schists Controversy

1890; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 7; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/s0016756800186595

1469-5081

A. Irving,

Geological Formations and Processes Exploration

From one cause and another efficient education in modern languages has been exceptional in this country until quite recent years; and so it is no reproach to the geologist for him to have to confess that he “can't read German.” He must therefore get some friend to translate for him, or wait until translations of many important papers and books are published; and in many cases this never happens. So it is thought that towards the present controversy, which has been raised about the schists, etc., of the Val Bedretto and the adjoining districts, the mental attitude of many geological students may be pretty much that of the Bavarian veteran. It is with the hope of throwing a little light on the subject that the present writer has put pen to paper. For it is not too much to say that the subject is one of critical importance.