A Description of Active and Extinct Volcanos: With Remarks on Their Origin, Their Chemical Phaenomena, and the Character of Their Products

by Charles Daubeny

Book Overview

First published in 1826, at a time when the earth sciences were in a state of confusion and controversy, this pioneering study of volcanic action by Charles Daubeny (1795-1867) was significant in promoting the scientific method and the science of geology, at the same time establishing the author's international reputation. Having studied medicine, Daubeny increasingly turned his attention to chemistry, volcanos and earthquakes. Elected a fellow of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108075118
• ISBN13: 9781108075114
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 500 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"