Aspects of the Life and Works of Archibald Geikie
Print publication date: 18/06/2019
Regional Geology and General Interest, History of Geology, Geological Society of London, GSL Special Publication
Type: Book (Hardback)
Binding: Hardback
ISBN: 9781786204028
Weight: 1.05kg
Number of pages: 406
£110.00
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Product Code: SP480
Edited by J. Betterton, J. Craig, J.R. Mendum, R. Neller and J. Tanner
Special Publication 480
Sir Archibald Geikie (1835–1924) was one of the most distinguished and influential geologists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He was Director-General of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, President of the Geological Society of London, President of the British Association, Trustee of the British Museum and President of the Royal Society. He was also an accomplished writer, a masterful lecturer and a talented artist who published over 200 scientific papers, books and articles.
The papers in this volume examine aspects of Geikie’s life and works, including his family history, his personal and professional relationships, his art, and his contributions as a field geologist and administrator. Together, they provide a deeper understanding of his life, his career and his contribution to the development of Geology as a scientific discipline. Much of the research is based on primary sources, including previously unpublished manuscripts, donated in part by members of the family to the Haslemere Educational Museum, UK.
Published online 07/06/2019. Print copies available from 19/06/2019. https://sp.lyellcollection.org/content/480/1
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Foreword by Richard Fortey
Preface by A. Behrens
Acknowledgements
Tanner, J., Betterton, J., Neller, R. & Craig, J. Introduction: aspects of the life and works of Sir Archibald Geikie
Geikie’s family history
Betterton, J. The Geikie Archive at Haslemere Museum: family and professional material
Cribb, S. J. Early life in Edinburgh and beyond: 1835–55
Taylor, M. A. Autobiography and documentable fact in the family background and religious affiliation of Archibald Geikie (1835–1924)
Geikie’s friendships and professional relationships
Taylor, M. A. ‘Miller’s most important geological discovery’: Archibald Geikie (1835–1924) as pupil and memorialist of Hugh Miller (1802–56)
Burek, C. V. Archibald Geikie: his influence on and support for the roles of female geologists
Johnston, H. H. M. Forster Heddle: an intimate friendship
Sorkhabi, R. Sir Archibald Geikie: the North American connections
Sanders, A. J. A long life’s relationship: Archibald Geikie, Alexander Macmillan and his publishing house
Geikie as a field geologist
Butler, R. W. H., Matthews, S. J. & Morgan, R. K. Geikie’s field researches and their geological controversies
Dewey, J. F. The Highland Controversy revisited: Geikie’s compounded blunder
Summerhayes. C. P. Archibald Geikie and the Ice Age controversy
Worsley, P. Archibald Geikie as a glacial geologist
Morgan, N. Geikie’s science in the cemetery
Unpublished Geikie material and archival resources
Betterton, J. The Geikie Archive at Haslemere Educational Museum
Betterton, J. Unpublished manuscripts of Archibald Geikie
Betterton, J. Archival resources
Artistic family
Morrison, J. Archibald Geikie and landscape painting
Scott, H. E. The life and art of Walter Geikie (1795–1837)
Geological collections
Benton, M. J. Archibald Geikie and the Elgin reptiles
Betterton, J. Geikielite: an illustrated account of the co-type specimens
Mendum, J. R. & Howe, M. P. A. Geikie and the development of petrography, particularly in Scotland
A Scottish industry
Craig, J. & Underhill, J. R. Archibald Geikie’s role in the establishment of the Scottish oil shale industry
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