Etudes Synthetiques de Geologie Experimentale

Paris: Dunod, 1879. First Edition.. Contemporary three-quarter leather.. Near fine; some chafing to the joints.. 8vo, [4], iii, [1 - blank], [1] - 828 pp. + 7 plates (4 are maps with printed, translucent, glassine overlays) and 3 mounted chromolithographs in the text.

This is Daubree's most important work. It is the summary of his research. He was a French geochemist and a pioneer in the application of experimental methods to the study of geological phenomena. In 1838 Daubrée was appointed professor of mineralogy and geology at the University of Strasbourg. In 1861 he was appointed professor of geology at the Museum of Natural Sciences, Paris and in 1862 professor at the Imperial School of Mines. He amassed a large collection of meteorites. The book offered here consists of two parts: the first concerns experimental methods used to study various geological phenomena, the second part looks at the application of experimental methods to various cosmological phenomena, which includes investigations on the constitution and characteristics of meteorites. The chapters deal with different topics: geochemical processes, applications of engineering principles to the understanding of geological structures and mechanical problems, e.g., the folding and torsion of land structures.There are very interesting chapters devoted to the effects of dyanamite explosions, mineralization patterns (beautifully illustrated), meteors, etc.. DSB III, 586-' 87.