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Buch, Englisch, 412 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 579 g
Buch, Englisch, 412 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 579 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Earth Science
ISBN: 978-1-108-07235-9
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Sir Roderick Impey Murchison (1792-1871) was an influential Scottish geologist best known for his classification of Palaeozoic rocks into the Silurian system. After early military experience in the Peninsular War, he resigned his commission; a chance meeting with Sir Humphrey Davy led him subsequently to pursue a scientific career. The Silurian System, published in 1839, was a highly influential study, which established the oldest contemporary classification of fossil-bearing strata. Murchison was appointed President of the Royal Geographical Society in 1843. These volumes, first published in 1875, use information taken from Murchison's private journals and correspondence. Archibald Geikie (1835-1924) provides a detailed account of his mentor's life and work in the context of geology as a developing science in the early nineteenth century, and provides a fascinating insight into the life and work of this eminent Victorian geologist. Volume 2 describes his later life, from 1843 to 1871.
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Fachgebiete
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Human- und Sozialwissenschaften
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
- Geowissenschaften Geologie Geologie
Weitere Infos & Material
17. Journeys to complete the work on Russia; 18. Knighthood; 19. A winter in Rome and two summers in the Alps; 20. The Copley medal; 21. Siluria; 22. The Geological Survey; 23. The geological conquest of the Highlands; 24. The foundation-stones of Britain; 25. Official life in London; 26. Summer holidays of a government official; 27. The Royal Geographical Society; 28. The last geological touches; 29. The close; List of Sir Roderick Murchison's published writings; Index.
