A Geological Manual

by Henry Thomas De la Beche

Book Overview

Henry De la Beche (1796-1855) was a geologist who published widely on various aspects of this science and was elected to the Royal Society in 1823. He was involved with the Ordnance Survey maps of Britain, and became president of the Geological Society in 1847. De la Beche was also instrumental in the 1851 opening of two influential institutions: the Museum of Practical Geology and the School of Mines and of Science Applied to the Arts, which were...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108072550
• ISBN13: 9781108072557
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 648 Pages
• Weight: 1.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"