Reliquiae Diluvianae: Or, Observations on the Organic Remains Contained in Caves, Fissures, and Diluvial Gravel, and on Other Geological Phenomena, ... Library Collection - Earth Science) - Softcover

Buckland, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 110802114X ISBN 13: 9781108021142

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

William Buckland (1784-1856), Dean of Westminster, was an English geologist best known for his contributions to palaeontology. He became the first Reader in Geology at the University of Oxford in 1818. Buckland spent 1819-1822 investigating fossil remains in caves, in order to refine his concept of catastrophism. His research led him to the realisation that hyena remains in Kirkland Cave, Yorkshire, were the remains of an ancient ecosystem and were not relics of the Flood; this led to his being awarded the Copley Medal by the Royal Society of London in 1822. This volume, first published in 1823, contains a full account of Buckland's influential research in Kirkland Cave, which demonstrated for the first time the ability of scientific analysis to reconstruct events from deep time. Buckland's support for and influential revision of the concept of catastrophism is also illustrated in this volume.

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Book Description:

William Buckland (1784-1856) was an English geologist best known for his contributions to palaeontology. This volume, first published in 1823, contains Buckland's account of his influential research in Kirkland Cave, Yorkshire which demonstrated for the first time the ability of scientific analysis to reconstruct events from deep time.

About the Author:

William Buckland and Andy Hatcher are former vice presidents of new ventures at Reuters.

Julian Birkinshaw is an associate professor at London Business School.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 110802114X
• ISBN 13: 9781108021142
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352