Memoir of Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay

Published in 1895, this biography covers the active and sometimes controversial career of a leading Victorian field geologist.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Parentage and youth; 2. The Ordnance Geological Survey; 3. The Geological Survey under the Office of Works; 4. The Professorship of Geology at University College, London; 5. The Survey of the Snowdon Region; 6. The School of Mines and Mining, Jermyn Street; 7. The Geological Survey in Scotland; 8. Foreign travel; 9. The Presidency of the Geological Society - reorganisation of the Geological Survey; 10. Director-General of the Geological Survey; 11. Retirement - summary of career; Appendix. List of works by A. C. Ramsay; Index.

Summary

Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay (1814–91) was particularly interested in the effects of glaciation on the landscape. His work for the Geological Survey resulted in significant progress in the field of geomorphology, notably in the understanding of lake basins. This biography by his colleague Archibald Geikie was published in 1895.

Product details

• Authors: Archibald Geikie, Sir Archibald Geikie
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.12.2011
• EAN: 9781108037679
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03767-9
• No. of pages: 440
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Earth Science
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Biographies, autobiographies; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Biography: science, technology & medicine, Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere, Biography: science, technology and medicine, Geology & The Lithosphere