H S Torrens
Biographic Data
| ID | 5236465 |
|---|---|
| NAME | H S Torrens |
| GIVEN NAMES | H S |
| FAMILY NAME | Torrens |
| SIGNATURE | TORRENS H S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Keele University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Coal hunting at Bexhill 1805-1811: How the New Science of Stratigraphy Was Ignored
This paper describes the lengthly attempts made to find coal at Bexhill, East Sussex, between 1805 and 1811 in hope of reviving the Wealden iron industry. The chief promoter of this Sussex Mining Company, William James (17711837), was convinced true coal was easily available in Sussex. The Londonbased mineral surveyor John Farey (1766-1826), on the other hand, from 1806 correctly urged that it was impossible to find true coal here, on the stratig…
Scientists and swindlers: Consulting on coal and oil in America, 1820-1890 - By Paul Lucier
Mary Anning (1799–1847) of Lyme; ‘the greatest fossilist the world ever knew’
The historian has an
Engineering Enterprise in Bath and Bristol
The history of industrial activity in an area not normally thought of as an engineering stronghold shows how some highly significant engineering developed; up to the 1950s more people were employed in engineering in the Bristol area than in any other single trade. Bath, as a centre of tourism and of 'polite' society, is archetypal of British attitudes to industry yet the development here of Stothert & Pitt crane and pump making and the forgotten …
Engineering Enterprise in Bath and Bristol
The history of industrial activity in an area not normally thought of as an engineering stronghold shows how some highly significant engineering developed; up to the 1950s more people were employed in engineering in the Bristol area than in any other single trade. Bath, as a centre of tourism and of 'polite' society, is archetypal of British attitudes to industry yet the development here of Stothert & Pitt crane and pump making and the forgotten …
Joan Mary Eyles, née Biggs: 1907–1986
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Arthur Aikin's Mineralogical Survey of Shropshire 1796–1816, and the contemporary audience for geological publications
It has become almost traditional for historians of geology to claim that Roderick Murchison (1792–1871) ‘opened to view for the first time’ the fossiliferous rocks below the Old Red Sandstone which Murchison described in his monumental work The Silurian System published in 1839. Murchison himself claimed in the introduction to this work ‘no-one was previously aware of the existence below the Old Red Sandstone of a regular series of deposits, cont…
The Iron Bridge at Trentham
The Iron Bridge across the River Severn near Coalbrookdale, opened in 1781, has always been well known. Until recently it was thought that the next iron bridge to be completed in the United Kingdom was that which opened in 1796 at Sunderland. This article uses documentary and field evidence to demonstrate the existence of another iron bridge, at Trentham, Staffordshire, which was cast in 1794 at Coalbrookdale.
The Iron Bridge at Trentham
The Iron Bridge across the River Severn near Coalbrookdale, opened in 1781, has always been well known. Until recently it was thought that the next iron bridge to be completed in the United Kingdom was that which opened in 1796 at Sunderland. This article uses documentary and field evidence to demonstrate the existence of another iron bridge, at Trentham, Staffordshire, which was cast in 1794 at Coalbrookdale
Victor Eyles 10 October 1895–8 March 1978
History of Science, died after a short illness on 8 March 1978 at the age of 82. He was born in Bristol in 1895 and entered Bristol University in 1912 to read chemistry and geology. His studies were disrupted by the war, but he emerged with a first class honours degree in petrology in June 1920, having seen active service in the Royal Engineers and as an observer with the Royal Flying Corps. In 1920 he joined the Geological Survey of Great Britai…
Mary Anning (1799–1847) of Lyme; ‘the greatest fossilist the world ever knew’
The historian has an
Arthur Aikin's Mineralogical Survey of Shropshire 1796–1816, and the contemporary audience for geological publications
It has become almost traditional for historians of geology to claim that Roderick Murchison (1792–1871) ‘opened to view for the first time’ the fossiliferous rocks below the Old Red Sandstone which Murchison described in his monumental work The Silurian System published in 1839. Murchison himself claimed in the introduction to this work ‘no-one was previously aware of the existence below the Old Red Sandstone of a regular series of deposits, cont…
Joan Mary Eyles, née Biggs: 1907–1986
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Victor Eyles 10 October 1895–8 March 1978
History of Science, died after a short illness on 8 March 1978 at the age of 82. He was born in Bristol in 1895 and entered Bristol University in 1912 to read chemistry and geology. His studies were disrupted by the war, but he emerged with a first class honours degree in petrology in June 1920, having seen active service in the Royal Engineers and as an observer with the Royal Flying Corps. In 1920 he joined the Geological Survey of Great Britai…
The Iron Bridge at Trentham
The Iron Bridge across the River Severn near Coalbrookdale, opened in 1781, has always been well known. Until recently it was thought that the next iron bridge to be completed in the United Kingdom was that which opened in 1796 at Sunderland. This article uses documentary and field evidence to demonstrate the existence of another iron bridge, at Trentham, Staffordshire, which was cast in 1794 at Coalbrookdale.
The Iron Bridge at Trentham
The Iron Bridge across the River Severn near Coalbrookdale, opened in 1781, has always been well known. Until recently it was thought that the next iron bridge to be completed in the United Kingdom was that which opened in 1796 at Sunderland. This article uses documentary and field evidence to demonstrate the existence of another iron bridge, at Trentham, Staffordshire, which was cast in 1794 at Coalbrookdale
Arthur Aikin's Mineralogical Survey of Shropshire 1796–1816, and the contemporary audience for geological publications
It has become almost traditional for historians of geology to claim that Roderick Murchison (1792–1871) ‘opened to view for the first time’ the fossiliferous rocks below the Old Red Sandstone which Murchison described in his monumental work The Silurian System published in 1839. Murchison himself claimed in the introduction to this work ‘no-one was previously aware of the existence below the Old Red Sandstone of a regular series of deposits, cont…
Joan Mary Eyles, née Biggs: 1907–1986
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Engineering Enterprise in Bath and Bristol
The history of industrial activity in an area not normally thought of as an engineering stronghold shows how some highly significant engineering developed; up to the 1950s more people were employed in engineering in the Bristol area than in any other single trade. Bath, as a centre of tourism and of 'polite' society, is archetypal of British attitudes to industry yet the development here of Stothert & Pitt crane and pump making and the forgotten …
Engineering Enterprise in Bath and Bristol
The history of industrial activity in an area not normally thought of as an engineering stronghold shows how some highly significant engineering developed; up to the 1950s more people were employed in engineering in the Bristol area than in any other single trade. Bath, as a centre of tourism and of 'polite' society, is archetypal of British attitudes to industry yet the development here of Stothert & Pitt crane and pump making and the forgotten …
Mary Anning (1799–1847) of Lyme; ‘the greatest fossilist the world ever knew’
The historian has an
Scientists and swindlers: Consulting on coal and oil in America, 1820-1890 - By Paul Lucier
Coal hunting at Bexhill 1805-1811: How the New Science of Stratigraphy Was Ignored
This paper describes the lengthly attempts made to find coal at Bexhill, East Sussex, between 1805 and 1811 in hope of reviving the Wealden iron industry. The chief promoter of this Sussex Mining Company, William James (17711837), was convinced true coal was easily available in Sussex. The Londonbased mineral surveyor John Farey (1766-1826), on the other hand, from 1806 correctly urged that it was impossible to find true coal here, on the stratig…
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