9780959096613 - Geology is Fun by Reg Sprigg (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardback. 1st Edition. Small Quarto Size [approx 18x25cm]. Very Good+ condition in pictorial laminated boards. An excellent copy. Black & white cartoons and photographs. Cartoons by Stephen Stanley ("Lafferty"). Previous owners details and cataloging information to preliminary pages. Signmed and inscribed by author to previous owners and signed again on title page. 349 pages. Reg Sprigg worked for the South Australian Geological Survey, which sent him to reopen the Radium Hill Uranium Field in 1944, and to map the Mount Painter uranium field. When he discovered the fossils, apparently while eating his lunch, he realised that these fossils were very ancient, either of Early Cambrian, or possibly even of Precambrian age. He submitted a paper to Nature, but it was turned down. He travelled to London and presented his findings to the 1948 International Geological Congress, but failed to excite either interest or belief. Subsequent work by the University of Adelaide demonstrated that they were indeed of latest Precambrian age. Although Precambrian animal fossils had been reported before, they had not been universally accepted as organic. This discovery led ultimately to the erection in 2004 of the Ediacaran Period, the first new geological period created in more than one hundred years. In 1968, he purchased the pastoral lease of Arkaroola, a property and important uranium exploration field of 610 square kilometres in the Flinders Ranges, and turned it into a wildlife refuge and tourist attraction.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Covers & Spine: both front and back glossy picture-boards are undamaged with minimal wear along the edges and corners, spine showing slight sun-fading but remains intact with only minor bumping at ends. Binding: firm throughout, both hinges strong. Pages & Markings: unstained, only markings are name of previous owner (crossed out) and name sticker (scratched over) both top of opening page otherwise clean throughout. No dust jacket as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Due to this item weighing more than 1 kg with packaging, postage cost for international orders (i.e. not Australian) may be more than what is shown here. Please email me if you would like a quote. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks.