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Title page and few first and last pp. a bit browned, otherwise ok. See photos of ToC for details.
Contains, among other things, the following interesting reports:
Pp. 157-177 : W.P. Trowbridge: On deep sea soundings (with a folding plate)
Pp. 214-219: Charles Lyell: On the formation of continuous tabular masses of stony lava on steep slopes; with remarks on the origin of Mount Etna, and the theory of "craters at elevation"
Pp. 334-342: A.D. Bache: On the tidal currents of New York Bay, near Sandy Hook (with a folding plate) 67464397
