The Life and Letters of Adam Sedgwick: Volume 1

ISBN-13: 9780521137706 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 578 str.

Adam Sedgwick; John Willis Clark; Thomas McKenny Hughes

Opis

Adam Sedgwick (1785 1873) is chiefly remembered as one of the founders of modern geology and an early mentor of Charles Darwin. Originally published in 1890, this two-part collection is composed of extensive extracts from Sedgwick's letters together with a rich, detailed account of his life and work. Both volumes are thoroughly researched and edited by J. W. Clark, with assistance from T. M. Hughes. Sedgwick was a contradictory figure who combined devotion to science with a conservatism borne of his strong religious beliefs. Whilst the text is limited in its portrayal of these contradictions as a result of proximity to its subject, this remains a well-rounded portrait that will be of value to anyone with an interest in geology or the history of science. Volume I covers the period 1785 to 1840."