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The Floating Egg, by Roger Osborne

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Date: 2016-04-25 15:15:31
Blog: Mountain Beltway
URL: http://blogs.agu.org/mountainbeltway/2016/04/25/floating-egg-roger-osborne/

Summary:

A quick report today on a delightful book – The Floating Egg: Episodes in the Making of Geology, by Roger Osborne. It’s a collection of pieces, some only a few sentences long, others full essays, and still others short stories that fictionalize real life events. The range of styles is extensive, but what unites them all is geology in coastal Yorkshire, England. It’s a fascinating tour. The title may seem …

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Geographic context:

LocationCountryLatitudeLongitude
EnglandGB52.8836-1.97406
YorkshireGB53.9306-1.20788

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