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‘A new system of Geology.’
In 1830 Dr. Ure came to reside in London, and was appointed in 1834, Chemist to the Board of Customs. The important researches on sugar refining, which he conducted for the Government, led to the fixation of the then established duties. In 1835, he published ‘The Philosophy of Manufactures,’ and in 1836, a work on ‘The Cotton Manufactures of Great Britain compared with that of other countries.’ Mr. William Fairbairn of Manchester, has stated that any
