Lavishly illustrated with full-color geological maps, tables of
strata, geological cross-sections, photographs, and fossil
illustrations from the archives of the Oxford University Museum of
Natural History, the Geological Society, the London Natural History
Museum, and others, Strata provides the first complete presentation
of the revolutionary work of nineteenth-century geologist William
Smith, the so-called father of English geology. It illustrates the
story of his career, from apprentice to surveyor for hire and
fossil collector, from his 1799 geological map of Bath and table of
strata to his groundbreaking 1815 geological strata map, and from
his imprisonment for debt to his detailed stratigraphical county
maps. This sumptuous volume begins with an introduction by Douglas
Palmer that places Smith's work in the context of earlier,
concurrent, and subsequent ideas regarding the structure and
natural processes of the earth, geographical mapping, and
biostratigraphical theories. The book is then organized into four
parts, each beginning with four sheets from Smith's hand-colored,
1815 strata map, accompanied by related geological cross-sections
and county maps, and followed by fossil illustrations by Smith
contemporary James Sowerby, all organized by strata. Essays between
each section explore the aims of Smith's work and its application
in the fields of mining, agriculture, cartography and hydrology.
Strata concludes with reflections on Smith's later years as an
itinerant geologist and surveyor, plagiarism by a rival, receipt of
the first Wollaston Medal in recognition of his achievements, and
the influence of his geological mapping and biostratigraphical
theories on the sciences-all of which culminated in the
establishment of the modern geological timescale. Featuring a
foreword by Robert Macfarlane, Strata is a glorious testament to
the lasting geological and illustrative genius of William Smith, a
collection as colossal and awe-inspiring as the layers of the Earth
themselves.
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