Critical Examination of the First Principles of Geology: In a Series of Essays - Couverture souple

Greenough, George Bellas

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1108035329 ISBN 13 : 9781108035323

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

First published in 1819, this is G. B. Greenough's influential debunking of geological fallacies popular at the time.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Born in London, the geologist G. B. Greenough FRS (1778–1855) initially studied law. His studies took him to the University of Göttingen where, almost by chance, he attended lectures on natural history. He was immediately hooked, gave up his legal studies, and devoted himself to geology, going on a series of scientific tours of France, Italy, Britain, Ireland and lastly India. He helped to found the Geological Society, and under its auspices, he organised a cooperative project that led to his famous geological map of England and Wales. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1807 for his services to geology. This influential series of essays, published in 1819, debunked a range of geological theories that were popular at the time, and by so doing, Greenough helped to reform much of geological thinking. The book also includes transcripts from his presidential addresses to the Geological Society.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1108035329
• ISBN 13: 9781108035323
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 416
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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