Edward Hitchcock classroom lecture notes, "Notes To Lectures on Geology"
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Geology lecture notes by Edward Hitchcock on a wide variety of topics. Hitchcock focuses primarily on describing rock types (including where they are found and their varieties), the mineral composition of rocks, causes of geological change, several different theories of geology, and fossils. His discussion of fossils is broken down by type of organism, and includes descriptions of the organisms as well as information about the numbers and locations of fossils found.
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