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The Silurian System - Founded On Geological Researches in the Counties of Salop, Hereford, Radnor, Montgomery, Caermarthen, Brecon, Pembroke, Monmouth, Gloucester, Worcester, and Stafford; With Descriptions of the Coal-Fields and Overlying Formations, Volu
Roderick Impey Murchison
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Discovery Miles 9 360
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The Scottish geologist Sir Roderick Impey Murchison (1792 1871)
first proposed the Silurian period after studying ancient rocks in
Wales in the 1830s. Naming the sequence after the Silures, a Celtic
tribe, he believed that the fossils representing the origins of
life could be attributed to this period. This assertion sparked a
heated dispute with his contemporary Adam Sedgwick, ultimately
ruining their friendship. First published in 1854, Siluria is a
significant reworking of Murchison's earlier book, The Silurian
System, which had appeared in 1839. Thorough in his approach, he
combines his own findings with those of researchers around the
world, touching also on the later Devonian, Carboniferous and
Permian periods as well as questions of natural history. An
important text in nineteenth-century geology and palaeontology, the
work contains a valuable geological map of Wales along with
detailed engravings of fossils, including crustaceans, cephalopods
and fish."
Few men were better placed to produce an authoritative study of
Continental geology than Roderick Impey Murchison (1792 1871),
President of the Geological Society and the Royal Geographical
Society of London. Having conducted extensive fieldwork alongside
Adam Sedgwick, in 1847 Murchison set out on a study tour that would
change the manner in which geology was understood and debated.
Delivered before the Geological Society and published in their
Quarterly Journal in 1849, this paper challenged received wisdom as
to the age and formation of the most impressive of geological
phenomena. Covering crystalline and palaeozoic rocks, the Trias,
iron mines, nummulitic rocks and fish slates, this landmark study
and its numerous diagrams that illustrate it not only explain a
geological subject, but also reveal the nature of
nineteenth-century scientific scholarship. The book also contains a
short supplementary paper on the distribution of surface detritus
in the Alps.
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The Silurian System, Founded on Geological Researches in the Counties of Salop, Hereford, Radnor, Montgomery, Caermarthen, Brecon, Pembroke, Monmouth, Gloucester, Worcester, and Stafford - With Descriptions of the Coalfields and Overlying Formations; v.2 (1839) (Paperback)
Roderick Impey Murchison, John 1778-1843 Murray, Harriet Windsor 1797-1869 Clive
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R688
Discovery Miles 6 880
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The Silurian System, Founded on Geological Researches in the Counties of Salop, Hereford, Radnor, Montgomery, Caermarthen, Brecon, Pembroke, Monmouth, Gloucester, Worcester, and Stafford - With Descriptions of the Coalfields and Overlying Formations; v.1 (1839) (Paperback)
Roderick Impey Murchison, John 1778-1843 Murray, Harriet Windsor 1797-1869 Clive
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Discovery Miles 9 580
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The Silurian System - Founded On Geological Researches in the Counties of Salop, Hereford, Radnor, Montgomery, Caermarthen, Brecon, Pembroke, Monmouth, Gloucester, Worcester, and Stafford; With Descriptions of the Coal-Fields and Overlying Formations, Volu (Paperback)
Roderick Impey Murchison
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Discovery Miles 6 630
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
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++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
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++++ On The Superficial Detritus Of Sweden, And On The Probable
Causes Which Have Affected The Surface Of The Rocks In The Central
And Southern Portions Of That Kingdom Roderick Impey Murchison
s.n., 1846 Science; Earth Sciences; Geology; Science / Earth
Sciences / Geology
Title: Address to the Royal Geographical Society ..., delivered at
the anniversary meeting on the 24th May, 1869, etc.Publisher:
British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is
the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the
world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items
in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers,
sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF BRITAIN & IRELAND
collection includes books from the British Library digitised by
Microsoft. As well as historical works, this collection includes
geographies, travelogues, and titles covering periods of
competition and cooperation among the people of Great Britain and
Ireland. Works also explore the countries' relations with France,
Germany, the Low Countries, Denmark, and Scandinavia. ++++The below
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British Library Murchison, Sir Roderick Impey 1869 8 . 10002.c.15.
Title: Outline of the Geology of the neighbourhood of
Cheltenham.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe
British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It
is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150
million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals,
newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and
much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along
with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and
historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The GEOLOGY
collection includes books from the British Library digitised by
Microsoft. The works in this collection contain a number of maps,
charts, and tables from the 16th to the 19th centuries documenting
geological features of the natural world. Also contained are
textbooks and early scientific studies that catalogue and chronicle
the human stance toward water and land use. Readers will further
enjoy early historical maps of rivers and shorelines demonstrating
the artistry of journeymen, cartographers, and illustrators.
++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:
++++ British Library Murchison, Roderick Impey; Buckman, James;
Strickland, Hugh Edwin; 1845. 8 . 1254.h.4.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:
++++ Outline Of The Geology Of The Neighbourhood Of Cheltenham Sir
Roderick Impey Murchison H. Davies, 1845 Science; Earth Sciences;
Geology; Geology; Geology, Stratigraphic; Gloucestershire
(England); Science / Earth Sciences / Geology
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