Life of Sir Roderick I. Murchison by Archibald Geikie - 9781108072342

Life of Sir Roderick I. MurchisonBased on his Journals and Letters\nAuthor(s): Archibald Geikie\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108072342, 978-1108072342\nSynopsis\nSir Roderick Impey Murchison [tel] was an influential Scottish geologist best known for his classification of Palaeozoic rocks into the Silurian system. After early military experience in the Peninsular War, he resigned his commission; a chance meeting with Sir Humphrey Davy led him subsequently to pursue a scientific career. The Silurian System, published in 1839, was a highly influential study, which established the oldest contemporary classification of fossil-bearing strata. Murchison was appointed President of the Royal Geographical Society in 1843. These volumes, first published in 1875, use information taken from Murchison's private journals and correspondence. Archibald Geikie [tel] provides a detailed account of his mentor.