Download or read book Contributions to the Geology of Eastern Massachusetts (Classic Reprint) written by William O. Crosby and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-04 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Contributions to the Geology of Eastern Massachusetts Early in the summer of 1875 I began a systematic study of the rocks in this vicinity, with the view of collecting such data as, added to my previous knowledge, would enable me to prepare a thesis for graduation in the department of Natural History of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, on the "Geology of the Environs of Boston." In the beginning of the following winter I was charged by Prof. A. Hyatt, under the direction of the Massachusetts Commission to the Centennial Exhibition, with the task of preparing a geological map of the State, for exhibition at Philadelphia. Opportunity was afforded me by the Commission to visit all parts of the State. The Boston Society of Natural History generously permitted the use of my time as assistant in their Museum for this purpose, and, as that winter was unusually favorable for exploration, I was in the field almost constantly. The Centennial map and the report on the same were completed in the following spring. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.