{"product_id":"essai-de-geologie-ou-memoires-pour-servir-a-lhistoire-naturelle-du-globe-paperback-9781108070713","title":"Essai de géologie; Ou, Mémoires pour servir a l'histoire naturelle du globe (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108070713","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEssai de géologie\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOu, Mémoires pour servir a l'histoire naturelle du globe\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA three-part work, published between 1803 and 1809, by the professor of geology at the natural history museum in Paris.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBarthélemy Faujas-de-St.-Fond (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108070713, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 August 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e414 pages, 5 colour illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.3 cm, 0.52 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBarthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond (1741–1819) abandoned the legal profession to pursue studies in natural history. Appointed a royal commissioner of mines in 1785, he also served as professor of geology at the natural history museum in Paris from 1793 until his death. His keen interest in rocks, minerals and fossils led to a number of important discoveries, among which was confirmation that basalt was a volcanic product. The present work appeared in three parts between 1803 and 1809. The second volume was divided into two. This first part discusses rocks, minerals and metals, notably limestone, quartz and feldspar. Of related interest in the history of geology, Minéralogie des volcans (1784) and the revised English edition of A Journey through England and Scotland to the Hebrides in 1784 (1907) are two other works by Faujas which are also reissued in this series.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. De la terre calcaire\u003cbr\u003e 2. Du quartz\u003cbr\u003e 3. Du feld-spath\u003cbr\u003e 4. Des roches granitiques\u003cbr\u003e 5. Des porphyres\u003cbr\u003e 6. Des trapps\u003cbr\u003e [no ch. 7] 8. Des roches magnésiennes\u003cbr\u003e 9. Des métaux\u003cbr\u003e Explication des planches\u003cbr\u003e Planches.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Palaeontology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Palaeontology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Palaeontology%20%5BRBX%5D%22\"\u003eRBX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266171359512,"sku":"9781108070713","price":35.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108070713i_f5c145f4-bd0e-45b9-a5e7-5f9a2b9eab62.jpg?v=1696748803","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/essai-de-geologie-ou-memoires-pour-servir-a-lhistoire-naturelle-du-globe-paperback-9781108070713","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}