Excerpt from The Geological Record for 1874: An Account of Works of Geology, Mineralogy, and Pal?ontology Published During the Year
The first work that should be recorded in this the first volume of the Geological Record is that of its Sub-Editors and Contributors, who have done their self-imposed task so zealously as to greatly lighten my own editorial duties, although at the same time increasing the size of the book to about a third more than the original estimate.
A word of thanks is also due to those gentlemen who came forward as Guarantors, in order to insure the expense of the work. It is most satisfactory, however, that their office proves to be purely honorary, the number of Subscribers being large enough to cover the cost of publication.
The British Association having now voted a grant towards the expenses of the Geological Record, we shall be relieved from financial anxiety in future.
It was, of course, impossible to compile such a book without some sort of classification; and the plan adopted is as simple as could be devised. Under each heading works are arranged alphabetically after the authors" names, except Maps, which are in the alphabetical order of places. There are altogether more than 2000 entries.
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