The Culture of English Geology, 1815-1851: A Science Revealed Through Its Collecting

by Simon J. Knell

This title was first published in 2000: An examination of the development of geology collections in the first half of the 19th century. It investigates the social motives of science and demonstrates that these, as much as any wish to pursue natural knowledge, determined what geology became, the process by which it evolved and those who participated. From individual collector, through evolving curatorial profession and provincial philosopher, to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138711020
• ISBN13: 9781138711020
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Routledge