A Selection of the Geological Memoirs Contained in the Annales des Mines (Cambridge Library Collection - Earth Science) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108048404 ISBN 13: 9781108048408

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Sir Henry Thomas De la Beche (1796–1855) was a talented and influential geologist. A friend of Mary Anning, he produced the famous lithograph Duria antiquior (1830), the first reconstruction of a scene from an ancient world, to support her work. He promoted government involvement in geology and became the founding Director of the British Geological Survey, which was officially recognised in 1835. Inspired by his work in Cornwall, he later founded the Royal School of Mines and the Museum of Practical Geology. Among his published works was a Manual of Geology (1831), which went through three English editions and was published in France, Germany and America. This 1824 collection of translations includes studies on sites across Europe and notes on the production of an early geological map of France. He also provides a table of equivalent formations and a translation of Brongniart's Classification of the Mixed Rocks.

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Book Description:

De la Beche, founding Director of the British Geological Survey, pioneered new survey methods and had a particular interest in economic geology. This 1824 work presents translations of selected studies of sites across Europe, including three mining districts, and notes on the production of an early geological map of France.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1108048404
• ISBN 13: 9781108048408
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 406