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For several months in 1828, Roderick Impey Murchison (1792–1871), his wife Charlotte Murchison (1788–1869) and Charles Lyell (1797–1875) travelled together in France and northern Italy (Fig. 1). The geological programme of the journey was strenuous—dedicated to stratigraphical and geomorphological observations. However, other features such as botany, antiquities and picturesque ...
Sir Roderick Impey Murchison was the renowned geologist who identified the Silurian system. An important milestone in geology, it established the oldest fossil-bearing bedrock then known. After an unpromising start in life, Murchison’s fortunes changed in 1825 when he was admitted into the Royal Institution as a fellow of the Geological Society.
Roderick Impey Murchison, nado en Tarradale en 1792 e finado en 1871, foi un xeólogo escocés. Traxectoria [ editar | editar a fonte ] Estudou en Durham e na academia militar de Great Marlow.
Roderick Impey Murchison was born on 19 February 1792 at Tarradale in Eastern Ross, Scotland. He was educated at military college in Great Marlow, later serving with the army during the Napoleonic Wars. After resigning his commission in the army, he settled in England and became acquainted with Sir Humphry Davy, who persuaded him to attend lectures at the Royal Institution in London. After ...
Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1. Baronet war ein schottischer Geologe und Paläontologe. Er war langjähriger Vorsitzender der Geological Society of London, der Royal Geographical Society sowie Leiter des Geological Survey und einer der führenden Geologen seiner Zeit. Seine Forschungsarbeiten legten die Grundlage für die geologische Erforschung Englands, Frankreichs, Deutschlands und ...
Roderick Impey Murchison (Tarradale, Highlands, Escocia, 19 de febrero de 1792 – Londres, 22 de octubre de 1871) fue un influyente geólogo, paleontólogo, naturalista, pteridólogo y algólogo británico, el primero que describió e investigó sobre el periodo geológico Silúrico. Datos rápidos Información personal, Nombre de nacimiento ...
Sir Roderick Impey Murchison (1792–1871) was an influential Scottish geologist best known for his classification of Palaeozoic rocks into the Silurian system. After early military experience in the Peninsular War, he resigned his commission; a chance meeting with Sir Humphrey Davy led him subsequently to pursue a scientific career. The ...
