XXVII.—Supplementary Observations to Dr. Berger’s Account of the Isle of Man.
1821; Geological Society of London; Volume: 5; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1144/transgsla.5.482
ISSN2058-1041
Autores Tópico(s)Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
ResumoIn laying before the Society the following remarks, I beg leave to state that my intention is not to attempt a minute description of the geological features of the Isle of Man, but chiefly to point out the localities of several formations unnoticed by Dr. Berger in his account of the Island, inserted in the second volume of the Transactions. With this view I shall not trespass on the time of the Society, by repeating the description of any place he may have already mentioned, unless where I have thought him too brief or erroneous; but, as I have sometimes found it necessary to differ from him, I must offer in my defence the information I have received from gentlemen of this Society, who have assured me, that his account was drawn up from loose memoranda, long after he had left the Island, when, probably many facts had escaped his memory. At the same time, having his observations before me, I was naturally induced to become more anxious in my research wherever I imagined there appeared to be any inaccuracy in his descriptions. The knowledge of the few additional facts that I now offer may tend to promote further enquiry into the structure of this island; but much yet remains to be done before a complete account can be expected. Dr. Berger himself admits his map to be faulty, and I was entirely destitute of the means of accurately correcting it; but some of the positions are so erroneously laid
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