s* fGEOLOGIC.VL, SOCIETY. J TRANSACTIONS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, ESTABLISHED NOVEMBER 13, 1807. VOLUME THE FIRST. Cuod si cui mortalium cordt et cur a* sit, non tantum inrcntis haerere, atquc iis uti, Sid ad ulteriora penetrare; atque non disputando adversarium, sed opere naturam vhcere; denique non belle et probabiliter opinari, sed certo et ostensive scire \ taps, tanquam veri scientiarum filii, nobis (si videbitur) se adjungant; ut omissis naurae atriis, quae infiniti contriverunt, aditus aliquando ad ioteriora patcfiat. Novum Organumt Prafatio. LONDON: KKKTElrOR TttZ SOCIETY BY WILLIAM PHILLIPS, GEORGE-YARD, I.OHBARD-STRtKT ,' AND SOLD BY r. CJDELL AND W. DAK I EM, STRAND* 1811. OFFICERS AND COUNCIL OF THE GEOLOGICAt SOCIETY, ELECTED FEBRUARY 1, 1811. PRESIDENT, GEORGE BELLAS GREENOUGH, Esq. F.R.S.. VICE-PRESIDENTS, WILLIAM BABINGTON, M.D. F.R.S. I Sir JOHN St. AUBYN, Bart. F.R.S. &c. Sir ABRAHAM HUME, Bart. F.R.S. &c. | ROBERT FERGUSON, Esq. F.R.S. TREASURER, WILLIAM HASLEDINE PEPYS, Esq. F.R.S. SECRETARIES, JAMES LAIRD, M.D. i LEONARD HORNER, Esq. FOREIGN, SECRETARY, M- LE COMTE DE BOURNON, F.RA COUNCIL, The Council consists of the Officers of the Society, and of twelve other ordinary Members. Those for the present year are, ARTHUR AIKIN, Esq. JOHN MAC CULLOCH, M.D. F.L.S. &c. ALEXANDER APSLEY, Esq. ALEXANDER MARCET, M.D. F.R.S. The Rev. EDWARD JOHN BURROW. WILLIAM PHILLIPS, Esq. RICHARD CHENEVIX, Esq. F.R.S. MATTHEW RAINE, D.D. F.R.S. &c. JOHN GEORGE CHILDREN, Esq. F.R.S. SAMUEL SOLLY, Esq. WILSON LOWRY, Esq, SAMUEL WOODS, Esq. TRUSTEES OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. GEORGE BELLAS GREENOUGH, Esq. M.P. Sir ABRAHAM HUME, Bart. M.P. FRANCIS HORNER, Esq. M.P. WILLIAM BABINGTON, MJ). ROBERT FERGUSON, Esq. DAVID RICARDO, Esq. SAMUEL WOODS, Esq. tEOJLOGICALj SOCIETY. I PLATES AND MAPS IN ILLUSTRATION OF THE FIRST VOLUME OF THE TRANSACTIONS THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. LONDON: PRIXJ I.D FOR TIIE SOCIETY BY JFILL1ASI PHILLIPS, GEORGE YARD, LOMBARD STltEET AM) SOLD BVT. CADELL AXD W. OAVIES^ STRAKD. 1811..