Library of 19th Century Science:
The Golden Age of Geology
A PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE
ON
THE STUDY
OF
NATURAL PHILOSOPHY
BY
JOHN FREDERICK WILLIAM HERSCHEL, Esq. A.M.
LATE FELLOW OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE, &C.
PHILADELPHIA: CAREY AND LEA
1831.
This electronic edition prepared by Dr.
David C. Bossard
from original documents in the library holdings of Dartmouth College.
April, 2006.
Copyright © 2006 by David C. Bossard.