The Life and Letters of the Reverend Adam Sedgwick: Vol. 2 - Couverture souple

Clark, John Willis; Hughes, Thomas McKenny

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3744718441 ISBN 13 : 9783744718448

Editeur : Hansebooks, 2017

Synopsis

The Life and Letters of the Reverend Adam Sedgwick - Vol. 2 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1890. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Domestic side of Sedgwick scharacter. Explorations at Bartlow. Death of Dr A inger. Contested election FOR High Steward. Agassiz and the glacial theory. New Geological Museum. Count Munster scollection. Difficulties of Church membership. Professor Smyth slectures (1840). British Association at Plymouth. Geology in I reland and Scotland. Whewell Master of Trinity. Plesiosaurus from Whitby (1841). Revision OF College statutes. Letters to Wordsworth. British Association at Manchester. Geology in N. Wales. (1842). Blowing up of Dover Cliff. Geology in N. Wales. Queen s Visit to Cambridge (1843). Were it desirable to divide Sedgfwick slife into periods, according to his special interests and occupations, it might be said that we were now entering upon the domestic period just as the years between 1818 and 1840 might be called the geological period. Without, however, insisting upon such sharply defined subdivisions, which would only lead to erroneous conclusions, it must be admitted that from 1840 onwards he devoted a considerable portion of his time and attention to his two nieces. He did his best to form their characters and direct their studies by regular correspondence; and, during his periods of residence at Norwich, one or both S. II.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hansebooks
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3744718441
• ISBN 13: 9783744718448
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 654
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible