Memoir of Leonard Horner, F.r.s., F.g.s. - Consisting of Letters to His Family and From Some of His Friends

Klappentext Personal letters to and from a prominent Victorian geologist! educator and factory inspector! published in 1890. Zusammenfassung This selection from the correspondence of Leonard Horner (1785–1864), a prominent geologist, educator and factory inspector, was published by his daughter in 1890. It provides a vivid picture of this eminent reformer. Volume 1 covers Horner's life to 1838 including his election to the Royal Society. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. 1785-1811. Birth and parentage; 2. 1812-1813. Politics; 3. 1814. Journal in Holland; 4. 1815-October, 1816. Francis Horner's success in Parliament; 5. October, 1816-1817. Paris; 6. 1818-1819. Lansdowne House; 7. 1820-1823. Dr. Parr; 8. 1824-1826. Dr Parr; 9. 1827-1829. London; 10. 1830-1831. Letters from Mr. Hallam; 11. 1832-1833. Letter from Mr. Cockburn; 12. 1834-1835. Work among the factories; 13. 1837-1838. Lansdowne House; 14. 1838. Visit to Patricroft.

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• Authors: Leonard Horner
• Assisted by: Katharine M. Lyell (Editor), Lyell Katharine M. (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.05.2011
• EAN: 9781108072847
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07284-7
• No. of pages: 392
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Earth Science; Memoir of Leonard Horner, F.R.S., F.G.S. 2 Volume Paperback Set
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geology; Diaries, letters & journals, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Diaries & Journals, Memoirs, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / General, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Letters, Diaries, letters and journals, Earth Sciences, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs