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020			_a9781139225205 (ebook)
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040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
100	1		_aGeikie, Archibald, _eauthor.
245	1	2	_aA Long Life's Work : _bAn Autobiography / _cArchibald Geikie.
264		1	_aPlace of publication not identified : _bpublisher not identified, _c1924.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press
300			_a1 online resource (448 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aCambridge library collection. Earth Science
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520			_aDespite never graduating from university, Sir Archibald Geikie (1835-1924) forged an exceptionally successful scientific career. In 1855 he was appointed to the Scottish branch of the Geological Survey, and by 1882 was Director General of the Survey. In keeping with his Edinburgh beginnings, most of his career was spent studying igneous rocks. He was a prolific and gifted writer, producing textbooks, popular science books and biographical and historical works, including the influential Founders of Geology (1897), as well as numerous technical publications. The only geologist to hold the post of President of The Royal Society (1908-12), he also served as President of the Geological Society of London and the British Association, and received an array of honorary degrees and medals. This autobiography, published in the year of his death, provides a readable, personal account of the life of one of the great scientific figures of the nineteenth century.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781108048392
830		0	_aCambridge library collection. _pEarth Science.
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139225205
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