The Life and Letters of Adam Sedgwick -

Klappentext Originally published in 1890, this two-part collection is composed of extensive extracts from Sedgwick's letters. Volume I covers the period 1785 to 1840. Zusammenfassung Adam Sedgwick (1785–1873) is chiefly remembered as one of the founders of modern geology and an early mentor of Charles Darwin. Originally published in 1890, this two-part collection is composed of extensive extracts from Sedgwick's letters together with a rich, detailed account of his life and work. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Birth of Adam Sedgwick; 3. Begins residence at Trinity College, Cambridge (1804); 4. Work with pupils; 5. Sketch of the life and works of Dr John Woodward; 6. Excursion to Derbyshire and Staffordshire (1818); 7. Geological exploration of the Lake District (1822-1824); 8. The Geological Society; 9. The Reform Bill; 10. Cambridge occupations; 11. Geological work accomplished between 1828 and 1838.

Product details

• Authors: John Willis Clark, Adam Sedgwick
• Assisted by: John Willis Clark (Editor), Thomas McKenny Hughes (Editor), Hughes Thomas McKenny (Editor)
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.03.2010
• EAN: 9780521137706
• ISBN: 978-0-521-13770-6
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Diaries, letters & journals, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Diaries & Journals, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Letters, Diaries, letters and journals, Historical Geology, Historical geology and palaeogeology