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It is not easy to give an accurate and comprehensive definition of the science of Geology; for its nature is so complex and various, that it is difficult in a few words either to specify its object or to assign its limits.

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No man... can be a thorough geologist without being acquainted, to some extent, with the general results of other sciences, and being able both to understand them when stated in plain untechnical language, and to appreciate their application to his own researches.

Joseph Jukes

Joseph Jukes

Joseph Jukes

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Born: October 10, 1811

Died: July 29, 1869 (aged 57)

Bio: Joseph Beete Jukes, born to John and Sophia Jukes at Summer Hill, Birmingham, England, was a renowned geologist, author of several geological manuals and served as a naturalist on the expeditions of HMS Fly.

Known for:

The student's manual of geology (1857)
The school manual of geology (1863)
Popular Physical Geology (1853)

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