College Museum, Edinburgh,
25th November 1826.
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This Fourth Edition of the celebrated Essay on the Theory of the Earth, contains, besides many additional facts and statements in regard to the Natural History of the Earth, also learned discussions by Cuvier, on the newness of the present continents, as confirmed by the history of nations; and on the proofs regarding the antiquity of nations alleged to be contained in their astronomical and other monuments.
ROBERT JAMESON.
College Museum, Edinburgh,
2d April 1822.