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The correspondence between De la Beche and his friends, colleagues and contemporaries (who included Prince Albert and Charles Darwin) gives us a fascinating insight into the day-to-day scientific endeavours of the nineteenth century.
This 1833 book offers a series of papers on various geological topics by prominent British geologist Henry Thomas De la Beche. The papers cover a wide range of subjects, including the geology of Wales, the structure of mountains, the formation of fossils, and the classification of rocks. De la Beche was a pioneer in the field of geology, and his work helped to establish the principles and methods of modern geology. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Edward J. Gillin explores the extraordinary role of scientific knowledge in the building of the Houses of Parliament in Victorian Britain.
A pioneering work in the field of geological research, Henry Thomas De La Beche's Researches in Theoretical Geology is a comprehensive survey of geological phenomena and an insightful analysis of the principles governing them. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of geology and the scientific discoveries that have shaped our understanding of the Earth. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.