The Life and Letters of Adam Sedgwick

by Edited by John Willis Clark , Thomas McKenny Hughes

• ISBN13: 9780521181297
• ISBN10: 0521181291
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-14
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

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 II covers the period 1840 to 1873.

Table of Contents

Domestic side of Sedgwick's character

Invitation to British Association

The Royal Commission of Inquiry

Domestic life

Death of Margaret Sedgwick

Receives Copley Medal of Royal Society

Severe attack of bronchitis

Sedgwick's geological work

Sedgwick's life at Norwich

Index

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