Archibald Geikie
Biographic Data
| ID | 1747753 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Archibald Geikie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Archibald |
| FAMILY NAME | Geikie |
| SIGNATURE | GEIKIE A |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1894 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A Journey through England and Scotland to the Hebrides in 1784
The French geologist Barthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond (1741–1819) abandoned the legal profession to pursue studies in natural history, working at the museum of natural history in Paris and as royal commissioner of mines. His enthusiasm for geology took him in 1784 to Britain, to investigate the basalt formations on the Hebridean island of Staffa described by Sir Joseph Banks in Pennant's Tour in Scotland (also reissued in this series). His subsequ…
Journey Through England and Scotland to the Hebrides in 1784
Life of Sir Roderick I. Murchison
Sir Roderick Impey Murchison (1792–1871) was an influential Scottish geologist best known for his classification of Palaeozoic rocks into the Silurian system. After early military experience in the Peninsular War, he resigned his commission; a chance meeting with Sir Humphrey Davy led him subsequently to pursue a scientific career. The Silurian System, published in 1839, was a highly influential study, which established the oldest contemporary cl…
Life of Sir Roderick I. Murchison Vol. 2
Annals of the Royal Society Club
On North Polar Problems
Landscape in History, and Other Essays
Oscillations of Shore-Lines
Life and letters of Sir Joseph Prestwich
On the Sub-Oceanic Physical Features off the Coast of Western Europe, Including France, Spain, and Portugal
Sub-Oceanic Changes
The Volcanoes of the British Islands
Movements of the Earth's Crust
Memoir of Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay
The Evolution of Indian Geography
that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover
Across Iceland
The Evolution of Indian Geography
that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover
Across Iceland
Memoir of Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay
Movements of the Earth's Crust
Sub-Oceanic Changes
The Volcanoes of the British Islands
Life and letters of Sir Joseph Prestwich
On the Sub-Oceanic Physical Features off the Coast of Western Europe, Including France, Spain, and Portugal
Landscape in History, and Other Essays
Oscillations of Shore-Lines
On North Polar Problems
Annals of the Royal Society Club
Life of Sir Roderick I. Murchison
Sir Roderick Impey Murchison (1792–1871) was an influential Scottish geologist best known for his classification of Palaeozoic rocks into the Silurian system. After early military experience in the Peninsular War, he resigned his commission; a chance meeting with Sir Humphrey Davy led him subsequently to pursue a scientific career. The Silurian System, published in 1839, was a highly influential study, which established the oldest contemporary cl…
Life of Sir Roderick I. Murchison Vol. 2
A Journey through England and Scotland to the Hebrides in 1784
The French geologist Barthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond (1741–1819) abandoned the legal profession to pursue studies in natural history, working at the museum of natural history in Paris and as royal commissioner of mines. His enthusiasm for geology took him in 1784 to Britain, to investigate the basalt formations on the Hebridean island of Staffa described by Sir Joseph Banks in Pennant's Tour in Scotland (also reissued in this series). His subsequ…
Journey Through England and Scotland to the Hebrides in 1784
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