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II. IN order to understand the present status of the Congress, and to forecast its probable future, we must briefly note the work done at the two preceding meetings, and compare that with the general results of the meeting just closed. At Bologna the greater part of the time was occupied with discussions upon the exact meanings to be attached to various geological terms, and upon the general principles which should guide us in geological classification. Certain rules were then laid down, which probably few authors have consistently followed, and which it is unlikely will be universally adopted. At Berlin the discussions turned more upon precise questions of classification, especially those relating to the sedimentary rocks; upon the lines by which various groups of strata should be marked off; and, in some cases, upon the names by which these groups should be known. This change of procedure was necessitated by the progress made with the international geological map of Europe; the material for such discussion on classification having been provided in the shape of Reports from various national Committees, of which that from England, presented by Prof. Hughes, was by far the most complete.
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The International Geological Congress 1 . Nature 38, 548–549 (1888). https://doi.org/10.1038/038548a0
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