{"product_id":"life-of-sir-roderick-i-murchison-based-on-his-journals-and-letters-paperback-9781108072359","title":"Life of Sir Roderick I. Murchison; Based on his Journals and Letters (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108072359","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLife of Sir Roderick I. Murchison\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBased on his Journals and Letters\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA detailed biography of the influential Scottish geographer Sir Roderick Impey Murchison (1792–1871).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eArchibald Geikie (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108072359, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 June 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e412 pages, 22 b\/w 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\"\u003eSir 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 classification of fossil-bearing strata. Murchison was appointed President of the Royal Geographical Society in 1843. These volumes, first published in 1875, use information taken from Murchison's private journals and correspondence. Archibald Geikie (1835–1924) provides a detailed account of his mentor's life and work in the context of geology as a developing science in the early nineteenth century, and provides a fascinating insight into the life and work of this eminent Victorian geologist. Volume 2 describes his later life, from 1843 to 1871.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e17. Journeys to complete the work on Russia\u003cbr\u003e 18. Knighthood\u003cbr\u003e 19. A winter in Rome and two summers in the Alps\u003cbr\u003e 20. The Copley medal\u003cbr\u003e 21. Siluria\u003cbr\u003e 22. The Geological Survey\u003cbr\u003e 23. The geological conquest of the Highlands\u003cbr\u003e 24. The foundation-stones of Britain\u003cbr\u003e 25. Official life in London\u003cbr\u003e 26. Summer holidays of a government official\u003cbr\u003e 27. The Royal Geographical Society\u003cbr\u003e 28. The last geological touches\u003cbr\u003e 29. The close\u003cbr\u003e List of Sir Roderick Murchison's published writings\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\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":45999587950872,"sku":"9781108072359","price":34.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108072359i.jpg?v=1696748889","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/life-of-sir-roderick-i-murchison-based-on-his-journals-and-letters-paperback-9781108072359","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}