Transactions of the Geological Society, 1st series, vol. 4

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TRANSACTIONS

 

OF THE

 

GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY,

 

ESTABLISHED NOVEMBER 13, 1807.

 

VOLUME THE FOURTH.

 

 

Quod si cul mortalium cordi et curæ sit, non tantum inventis hærere, atque iis uti, sed ad ulteriora penetrare; atque non disputando adversarium, sed opere naturam vincere; denique non belle et probabiliter opinari, sed certo et ostensive scire; tales, tanquam veri scientiarum filii, nobis (si videbitur) se adjungant.

Novum Organum, Præfatio.

 

 

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1817.

OFFICERS AND COUNCIL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY,
ELECTED FEBRUARY 7, 1817.

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PRESIDENT
JOHN MAC CULLOCH, M.D. F.L.S.
VICE-PRESIDENTS,
The Hon. HENRY GREY BENNET M.P., F.R.S.	The Right Hon. Sir JOHN NICHOLL, M.P. F.R.S.
WILLIAM BLAKE, Esq. F.R.S.	HENRY WARBURTON, Esq. F.R.S.
SECRETARIES,
CHARLES STOKES, Esq. F.A, & L.S.	HENRY JAMES BROOKS, Esq.
FOREIGN SECRETARY,
AGUSTUS BOZZI GRANVILLE, M.D. F.L.S.
TREASURERS,
DANIEL MOORE, Esq. F.R. & A.S.	JOHN TAYLOR, Esq.
COUNCIL,
ARTHUR AIKIN, Esq.	HENRY HOLLAND, M.D. F.R.S.
THOMAS COLBY, Esq. Captain of the Royak Engineers.	ASHHURST MAJENDIE, Esq.
HENRY THOMAS COLEBROOK, Esq. F.R.S.	WILLIAM HASDELIN PEPYS, Esq. F.R.S.
Sir HENRY CHARLES ENGLEFIELD, Bart., F.R.A. & R.S. Rd. & A.P. Newc. M.R. Inst.	EDMUND WALLER RUNDELL, Esq.
GEORGE BELLAS GREENOUGH, Esq, F.R. & L.S.	SAMUEL SOLLY, Esq. F.R.S.
	JOHN WHISHAW, Esq. F.R.S.
	WILLIAM HYDE WOLLASTON, M.D. F.R.S.
KEEPER OF THE MUSEUM AND DRAUGHTSMAN,
Mr. THOMAS WEBSTER

TRUSTEES OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY.

GEORGE BELLAS GREENOUGH, Esq. M.P.

Sir ABRAHAM HUME, Bart. M.P.

WILLIAM BABINGTON, M.D.

ROBERT FERGUSON, Esq.

DAVID RICARDO, Esq.

SAMUEL WOODS, Esq.

ADVERTISEMENT.

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THE Editors of the Transactions of the Geological Society are directed to make it known to the Public, that the Authors alone are responsible for the facts and opinions contained in their respective papers.

Geological Society,

July 1, 1817.

It is requested that all letters and communications to the Secretaries, and presents to the Society, be addressed to the House of the Geological Society, No 20, Bedford Street, Covent Garden, London.

ERRATA.

Page	4	line	21	for	400	read	530
	ib.	—	23	—	Whitby	—	Whitley
	14	—	24	—	north	—	south
	17	—	5	—	Thil-whin	—	Thil
	ib.	—	14	after	Jameson	insert	?
	20	—	11	for	it	read	is
	28	—	15	—	Falling	—	Felling
	67	—	8	—	in the northern part of the district		3 miles west of Newcastle
	74	—	22	—	Jemming	—	Temming.
	106	—	3	—	Hesket, Newmarket	—	Hesket-newmarket
	108	last line		—	water course at &c.	—	water course. At
	109	line	2	—	of Melmerby. The	—	of Melmerby the
	110	line 5 of note		—	course	—	coarse
	126	—	25	—	traverses	—	traverse
	—	—	26	before	often	insert	is
	280	—	16	for	leve	read	level
	290	—	14	—	of	—	at
	304	—	14	before	Thames	insert	the
	311	last line		for	ascendd the istance	read	ascend the distance
	312	line	15	—	numulites	—	nummulites
	405, 406, 407		2nd column of figures in the sections		inches	—	feet

Chapters (not listed in original)

• Contents
• On the Geology of Northumberland and Durham
• On a Whin Dyke
• On a Group of Rocks in Cumberland and Westmoreland
• Observations on the Mountain Cruachan
• Account of the Veins in the Mine of Huel Peever
• Description of the Tunnel of the Tavistock Canal
• Supplement to the Mineralogy of Sky
• On the Strata in the Neighbourhood of Bristol
• On Magnesian Breccia
• On the Magnesian Limestone of the neighbourhood of Bristol
• On the Strata at Whorlbury Camp
• On the Hill of Kinnoul
• On the Angles of the Primitive Crystals of Quartz, and the Sulphate of Barytes
• On the Measurement and Cleavage of certain Primitive Crystals
• Supplementary Observations on Quartz Rock
• On the Plastic Clay Formation
• On Shell-Marle
• Geological Remarks on the Vicinity of Maestricht
• On the Parallel Roads of Glen Roy
• On a shifted Vein occurring in Limestone
• Explanation of a Supplementary Plate on Vegetable Remains preserved in Chalcedony
• On certain colours in Killas
• On the Veins of St. Agnes
• On the Stream Works of Pentowan
• On the Limestone of Plymouth
• On the Paramoudra, and Formation of Flints in Chalk
• On Shells in Slate
• On the Gravel at Litchfield
• Analysis of a bituminous Limestone
• Barometrical Measurements
• On Witherite found in Shropshire
• Extracts from the Minute Book of the Geological Society
• List of Donations
• Index
• Plates and Maps