Geological facts; or, the crust of the earth, what it is, and what are its uses

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BASALTIC COLUMNS AT REGIA, IN MEXICO
THE REV. W. G. BARRETT,
ROYSTON.
“There is in this universe a stair, or manifest scale of creatures, rising not disorderly nor in confusion, but with a comely method and proportion.”—Sir Thomas Browne, Religio Medici , 1642.
LONDON:
ARTHUR HALL, VIRTUE, & CO.
25, PATERNOSTER ROW.
1855.
LONDON:
R. CLAY, PRINTER, BREAD STREET HILL