{"product_id":"siluria-the-history-of-the-oldest-known-rocks-containing-organic-remains-with-a-brief-sketch-of-the-distribution-of-gold-over-the-earth-paperback-9781108067195","title":"Siluria; The History of the Oldest Known Rocks Containing Organic Remains, with a Brief Sketch of the Distribution of Gold over the Earth (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108067195","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSiluria\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe History of the Oldest Known Rocks Containing Organic Remains, with a Brief Sketch of the Distribution of Gold over the Earth\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in 1854, this important illustrated work synthesised the latest research on the Silurian geological period.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRoderick Impey Murchison (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108067195, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 January 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e624 pages, 183 b\/w illus.  1 map\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.5 cm, 0.78 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\"\u003eThe Scottish geologist Sir Roderick Impey Murchison (1792–1871) first proposed the Silurian period after studying ancient rocks in Wales in the 1830s. Naming the sequence after the Silures, a Celtic tribe, he believed that the fossils representing the origins of life could be attributed to this period. This assertion sparked a heated dispute with his contemporary Adam Sedgwick, ultimately ruining their friendship. First published in 1854, Siluria is a significant reworking of Murchison's earlier book, The Silurian System, which had appeared in 1839. Thorough in his approach, he combines his own findings with those of researchers around the world, touching also on the later Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian periods as well as questions of natural history. An important text in nineteenth-century geology and palaeontology, the work contains a valuable geological map of Wales along with detailed engravings of fossils, including crustaceans, cephalopods and fish.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Base of the Silurian rocks\u003cbr\u003e 3. Lower Silurian rocks\u003cbr\u003e 4. Lower Silurian rocks (cont.)\u003cbr\u003e 5. Upper Silurian rocks\u003cbr\u003e 6. Upper Silurian rocks (cont.)\u003cbr\u003e 7. Silurian rocks of Britain\u003cbr\u003e 8. Organic remains of the lower Silurian rocks\u003cbr\u003e 9. Fossils of the upper Silurian rocks\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Devonian rocks, or old red sandstone\u003cbr\u003e 11. Carboniferous rocks\u003cbr\u003e 12. Permian rocks\u003cbr\u003e 13. General view of the Silurian, Devonian, and Carboniferous rocks of Scandinavia and Russia\u003cbr\u003e 14. Primeval succession in Germany and Belgium\u003cbr\u003e 15. Silurian, Devonian, and Carboniferous rocks of France, Spain, Portugal, and Sardinia\u003cbr\u003e 16. Succession of primeval rocks in America\u003cbr\u003e 17. On the original formation of gold\u003cbr\u003e 18. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Plates.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Geological surface processes [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Geological surface processes\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Geological%20surface%20processes%20%5Bgeomorphology%5D%20%5BRBGD%5D%22\"\u003egeomorphology RBGD\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":46266158252312,"sku":"9781108067195","price":44.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108067195i.jpg?v=1696748667","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/siluria-the-history-of-the-oldest-known-rocks-containing-organic-remains-with-a-brief-sketch-of-the-distribution-of-gold-over-the-earth-paperback-9781108067195","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}