Abstract
IN this brilliant and stimulating book, Prof. Joly has conveniently brought together the results of many years' work and thought on the radioactivity of the rocks. Its central theme is an illuminating hypothesis, according to which the radioactivity of the rocks has been the dominant influence in controlling geological history. The search for adequate causes and convincing explanations is beginning to be rewarded, and theoretical geology need no longer grope in a maze, albeit a fascinating one, of unco-ordinated observations. Prof. Joly's inspired originality should henceforward lead geology into a new phase, the more mature phase that lies beyond the initial observations and their classification.
The Surface-History of the Earth.
By Dr. John Joly. Pp. 192 + 9 plates. (Oxford: Clarendon Press; London: Oxford University Press, 1925.) 8s. 6d. net.
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HOLMES, A. The Surface-History of the Earth . Nature 116, 891–893 (1925). https://doi.org/10.1038/116891a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/116891a0
