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Titre(s) : Strata [Texte imprimé] : William Smith's geological maps / [edited by the Oxford University Museum of Natural History] ; foreword by Robert Macfarlane
Publication : Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2020
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (256 p.) : ill., cartes, tables ; 38 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 252. Index
"The story starts with William Smith's early years, from apprentice to surveyor for
hire, and from publication of his groundbreaking 1815 geological strata map to imprisonment
for debt. Smith's 1799 geological map of Bath and table of strata, his first strata
map of England and Wales, published in 1801, and photographs of some of Smith's collection
of 2,000 fossils illustrate the tale. The remainder of the book is organized into
four parts, each beginning with four sheets from Smith's hand-colored, 1815 strata
map, accompanied by related geological cross sections and county maps (1819-24), and
followed by sections of Sowerby's fossil illustrations (1816-19), organized by strata.
Interleaved between the sections are essays by scholars that focus on the people and
industries that benefited from the knowledge imparted by Smith's work. Concluding
the volume are reflections on Smith's later years as an itinerant geologist and surveyor,
plagiarism by a rival, receipt of the first Wollaston Medal in recognition of his
achievements, and the influence of his geological mapping and biostratigraphical theories
on the sciences, which culminated in the establishment of the modern geological timescale"
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Macfarlane, Robert (1976-....). Préfacier
Museum of natural history (Oxford, GB). Éditeur scientifique
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Autre forme du titre : William Smith's geological maps
Sujet(s) : Smith, William (1769-1839) -- Biographie
Cartographie géologique -- Angleterre (GB) -- 19e siècle
Genre ou forme : Cartes géologiques
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780226754888 (rel.) : 65 USD. - ISBN 022675488X
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46599970v
Notice n° :
FRBNF46599970
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Table des matières : Foreword / / Robert Macfarlane ; ; Introduction / / Douglas Palmer ; ; Borders and
the North. ; Fossils : London clay to Greensand; ; Apprentice / / Peter Wigley ;
; Wales and Central England. ; Fossils : brickearth to clunch clay and shale; ; Mineral
prospector / / Peter Wigley; ; Field work / / Dave Williams ; ; East Anglia and the
South East. ; Fossils : Kelloways stone to fuller's earth rock; ; Cartographer / /
Tom Sharpe ; ; Fossil collector / / Jill Darrell, Diana Clements ; ; The West. ;
Fossils : blue marl to redland limestone. ; Well sinker / / John Mather; ; Mentor
/ / John Henry.
