British and Foreign Building Stones

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-1-107-50578-0
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 492 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 518 g

Originally published in 1911, this book contains a list of the specimens of stones in the collection of the Sedgwick Museum in Cambridge that are suitable for use in construction. Watson prefaces the catalogue with descriptive notes on the various types of stone, their natural location and genesis, in language that is accessible to non-geologists. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of the Sedgwick Museum or the history of science.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Watson, John

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; Descriptive notes: British, colonial and foreign building stones; Catalogue: British building stones; Colonial and foreign building stones; Index.