Memoirs of William Smith, Ll.d., Author of Map of Strata of England - By His Nephew and Pupil

Informationen zum Autor John Phillips has written for magazines for 45 years and is the former Executive Editor of Car and Driver. He has contributed to Harper's, the Toronto Globe & Mail, Elle, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Condé Nast Traveler, Smithsonian Air & Space, and Sports Illustrated. He was the recipient of the Ken Purdy Award for journalism in 2007; enjoyed a one-on-one interview with Joe Biden; and is the author of the novel Slippery as well as the true-crime saga God Wants You to Roll. He lives with wife, Julie Gothrup, in Montana's Bitterroot Mountains. Klappentext A portrait of a leading geologist whose work on the understanding of strata was an important contribution to the field. Zusammenfassung William Smith (1769–1839) was considered to be the 'father of English geology'. These Memoirs, edited by his nephew John Phillips and published in 1844, draw from Smith's correspondence, describing his life and how his understanding of strata made a vital contribution to the emergence of geology as a science. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Memoirs of William Smith; Appendix.

Product details

• Authors: John Phillips
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.06.2011
• EAN: 9781108245517
• ISBN: 978-1-108-24551-7
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Earth Science
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology, Geological surface processes (geomorphology), Geomorphology and geological surface processes