Excerpt from The Geology of Sidmouth and of South-Eastern DevonAs this account of the Geology of Sidmouth and the surrounding district is purposed to he of a local nature, it is not necessary to enter upon the subject generally as a science. Assuming, therefore, that our readers may already be possessed of at least some insight into its acquaintanceship, we shall mainly discuss certain geological changes which have taken place in the south-eastern part of the county of Devon, how these changes have wrought upon the external features of the country, and then direct attention to 'such circumstances as may be of more particular interest.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.