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One of the best definitions of the aim of geology is that it seeks to trace the evolution of the crust of the earth and of life upon it. Historical geology, then, is not a branch of geology but is a bringing together of all the branches of the subject which justifies and gives unity to the subject as a whole.
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Middlemiss, F.A. (1974). Geological History. In: British Stratigraphy. Introducing Geology, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6834-2_1
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