John Ball was an English geologist born in Derby in 1872. He completed his technical education at Freiberg University of Mining and Technology and got a Doctor's degree from the University of Zurich. Ball traveled to the Saharan Desert in 1897. During his life, he explored and surveyed the deserts of Egypt and Sudan, up until his death in 1941 in Port Said. (From Wikipedia)
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Ball, John, 1872-1941: Baharia Oasis: Its Topography and Geology (Cairo: National Printing Dept., 1903), also by H. J. L. Beadnell- Ball, John, 1872-1941: Kharga Oasis: Its Topography and Geology (Geological Survey Report 1899, part 2; Cairo: National Printing Dept., 1900) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
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Ball, John, 1872-1941: A description of the First or Aswan cataract of the Nile (National Print. Dept., 1907), also by Egypt. Maṣlaḥat al-Misāḥah (page images at HathiTrust)- Ball, John, 1872-1941: Fī ṣaḥrāʾ Lībiyā. (1923), also by Aḥmad Muḥammad Ḥasanayn (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ball, John, 1872-1941: The geography and geology of south-eastern Egypt. (Govt. Press, 1912), also by Egypt. Maṣlaḥat al-Misāḥah (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ball, John, 1872-1941: The geography and geology of south-eastern Egypt (Gutenberg ebook)
- Ball, John, 1872-1941: The geography and geology of west-central Sinai (Government Press, 1916), also by Egypt. Maṣlaḥat al-Misāḥah (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ball, John, 1872-1941, contrib.: The lost oases, by Ahmad Muhammad Hasanayn, also contrib. by Rennell Rodd, W. F. Hume, and F. W. Moon (Gutenberg ebook)
- Ball, John, 1872-1941: The meteorite of El Nakhla El Baharia (Printed at the National printing dept., 1912) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ball, John, 1872-1941: On the topographical and geological results of a reconnaissance-survey of Jebel Garra and the oasis of Kurkur (National Print. Dept., 1902), also by Egypt. Maṣlaḥat al-Misāḥah (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ball, John, 1872-1941: On the topographical and geological results of a reconnaissance-survey of Jebel Garra and the oasis of Kurkur. By John Ball. (National printing dept., 1902), also by Egypt. Maṣlaḥat al-Misāḥah (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ball, John, 1872-1941: Report on the oilfields region of Egypt (Govt. Press, 1916), also by Egypt. Maṣlaḥat al-Misāḥah, René Fourtau, and W. F. Hume (page images at HathiTrust)
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