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Ref No	LDGSL/277
Title	Author's draft edits to 'Basic for Geology' by P M Rossiter
Date	1937-[1944]
Level	File
Extent	1 vol and 1 typescript sheet
Format	Document
Description	Copy of the first edition of the book: Phyllis M Rossiter, 'Basic for Geology', Psyche Miniatures General Series no.90, Kegan Paul (1937), which has been annotated and revised by the author for an intended second edition to be issued in 1944 but was never published. Includes typescript draft of David Bone's article on the context and history of the book to be published in HOGG's 'GeoHistories' magazine.
Administrative History	The 'Psyche Miniatures General Series' was edited by the English linguist Charles Kay Ogden (1889-1957). Ogden developed the system of 'Basic English' as a method of teaching the language to non English speakers using a simplified vocabulary of just 850 words. Phyllis Rossiter's book 'Basic for Geology' applied the Basic English system to explain fundamental geological concepts and terminology in an accessible, simplified language. It reduced geological terminology to just 50 most commonly used words in addition to 100 general 'Basic English' words.
Provenance	Donated by David Bone, September 2026. Book was purchased many years ago at a second hand bookshop for 50p.
Access Conditions	Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Language	English
ArchNote	Description by Caroline Lam
CreatorName	ROSSITER \| Phyllis M \| fl 1928-1944 \| author

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/2563	ROSSITER; Phyllis M (fl 1928-1944); author	fl 1928-1944

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