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1909 · ref. 004945 — Urbana / Champaign: University of Illinois Press 1909. 6.25" wide by 9.25" tall. Original printed wrappers. Vertical crease mild. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. PRELIMINARY ACCOUNT OF THE GEOLOGY OF THE HIGHLANDS IN NEW JERSEY by W. S. Bayley Ph.D. From University of Illinois Bulletin Vol. VI No. 17 February 8 1909 The University Studies Vol. III No. 2 January 1909 Studies from the Geological Department. The 2 other papers by Wegemann and Bagg originally included in this periodical are NOT present. This copy is from the library of scientist and author Robert B. Sosman with his small ink stamp. A physical chemist Robert Browning Sosman received his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1907 at the age of 26. By 1908 he had joined the Geo-Physical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution. Dr. Sosman worked at the Geo-Physical Laboratory for 20 years serving 8 years as Assistant Director. During World War I his contributions there were instrumental in establishing America's capacity for manufacturing optical glass. In 1928 he left to join the United States Steel Corporation as Assistant Director of Research. Following his retirement from U.S. Steel in 1947 he became visiting professor of Ceramics at Rutgers University. Dr. Sosman was a past president of the American Ceramic Society. In his honor the Society established The Robert B. Sosman Award "the highest recognition of scientific accomplishment given by the Basic Science Division. in recognition of outstanding achievement in basic science of an area that results in a significant impact to the field of ceramics." Keywords: New Jersey Geology. Mineralogy. Extract from the first edition. Softcover pamphlet. Very Good condition. pp. 25-39. University of Illinois Press Paperback