Henry De la Beche (1796 1855) was a geologist who published widely
on various aspects of this science and was elected to the Royal
Society in 1823. He was involved with the Ordnance Survey maps of
Britain, and became president of the Geological Society in 1847. De
la Beche was also instrumental in the 1851 opening of two
influential institutions: the Museum of Practical Geology and the
School of Mines and of Science Applied to the Arts, which were
housed on the same site in London. His Geological Manual, first
published in 1831, also had French, German and US editions. In this
expanded third edition, published in 1833, the work offers a
comprehensive survey of multiple aspects of geology. Topics covered
include an overview of the Earth, rivers, glaciers, rock types and
fossils in France and England, demonstrating the range and depth of
geological knowledge in the early nineteenth century.
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