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 in 1890. It provides a vivid picture of this eminent reformer. Volume 2 covers 1839–1864, including Horner's work for the Geological Society and the birth of his grandson. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. 1839-1840. Visit to Mr. Samuel Greg; 2. 1841. Visit to Edinburgh; 3. 1842-1843. Geological Society; 4. 1844-1845. Factory Act; 5. 1846. Peace with America; 6. 1847-1848. Geological Society; 7. 1849-1850. Mr. Jameson; 8. 1851. Dean of Hereford; 9. 1852-1853. Balbo's Life of Dante; 10. 1854. Anniversary of Geological Society; 11. 1855-1856. Life of Baron Stein; 12. 1857-1860. Bishop of Rupert's Land; 13. 1861. Anniversary Geological Address; 14. 1862-1864. The Queen's sorrow; Index.

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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: 9781108072854
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07285-4
• No. of pages: 396
• 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