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portada System of Mineralogy
Type
Physical Book
Year
2011
Language
English
Pages
512
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
21.6 x 14.0 x 2.9 cm
Weight
0.64 kg.
ISBN
1108029744
ISBN13
9781108029742

System of Mineralogy

Robert Jameson (Author) · Cambridge University Press · Paperback

System of Mineralogy - Jameson, Robert

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Synopsis "System of Mineralogy"

Robert Jameson (1774-1854) was a renowned geologist who held the chair of natural history at Edinburgh from 1804 until his death. A pupil of Gottlob Werner at Freiberg, he was in turn one of Charles Darwin's teachers. Originally a follower of Werner's influential theory of Neptunism to explain the formation of the earth's crust, and an opponent of Hutton and Playfair, he was later won over by the idea that the earth was formed by natural processes over geological time. He was a controversial writer, accused of bias towards those who shared his Wernerian sympathies such as Cuvier, while attacking Playfair, Hutton and Lyell. He built up an enormous collection of geological specimens, which provided the evidence for his System of Mineralogy, first published in 1808 and here reprinted from the second edition of 1816. Volume 2 continues 'earthy minerals' and covers saline and inflammable minerals, including coals.

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