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Time Matters:
Geology’s Legacy to
Scientifi c Thought
Michael Leddra
Forefront Teaching Resources Ltd
Washington, Tyne and Wear, UK
A John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Publication
Time Matters
Dedication
To all the University of Sunderland geology students that I have
been fortunate enough to teach. The late Professor Mervyn Jones,
who encouraged me to open up my geological horizons, and the late
Barbara Leddra, who sadly died before this book pleted – they are
both greatly missed.
This edition fi rst published 2010, © 2010 by Michael Leddra
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