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DURING the last few years the Survey Department of the Public Works Ministry of Egypt has shown considerable activity in the prosecution of investigations connected with the geological survey of the valley of the Nile, and the publications which it issues from time to time show that the results which it obtains from them are of great interest and importance. Until comparatively recently the conclusions formed about the stratification of Egypt and its past geological history were based upon researches which were undertaken without sufficient preparation, often indeed without sufficient knowledge on the part of those who made them, and the statements made on the subject were often confusing and sometimes contradictory. Under the direction of Sir W. Garstin, however, things have taken a turn for the better, and the geological publications prepared with his sanction and approval really help to put our knowledge of the geology of Egypt upon a sure base.
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"Kharga Oasis; its Topography and Geology." By J. Ball . (Cairo, 1900.) Pp. 82.
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The Oasis of Kharga 1 . Nature 65, 130–131 (1901). https://doi.org/10.1038/065130a0
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