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THIS is a capital book written by a geologist for the people about Sherborne in Dorset. The treatment of the different formations is the main object, but it is told in such a manner that everyone can understand; and the make-up is well thought out—not too long and overcrowded.
A Description of Sherborne Scenery,
its Nature and History in its relation to the Underlying Rocks; the particular Contribution to this Scenery made by the several Outcrops of Limestone, Clay or Sand; the Faults which displace the Rocks and thereby affect the Scenery; the peculiar manner in which the Hills wheel round about Sherborne; the Origin of Dry Valleys; the History of the River Yeo and the Formation of its Valley at Sherborne. By Joseph Fowler. Pp. iv + 88 + 12 plates. (Sherborne: The Author, Sheeplands, 1936.) 6s.
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S., F. A Description of Sherborne Scenery. Nature 137, 889 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/137889a0
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