William Buckland (1784–1856), Dean of Westminster, was an English geologist best known for his contributions to palaeontology. He became the first Reader in Geology at the University of Oxford in 1818. Buckland spent 1819–1822 investigating fossil remains in caves, in order to refine his concept of catastrophism.
His research led him to the realisation that hyena remains in Kirkland Cave, Yorkshire, were the remains of an ancient ecosystem and were not relics of the Flood; this led to his being awarded the Copley Medal by the Royal Society of London in 1822. This volume, first published in 1823, contains a full account of Buckland's influential research in Kirkland Cave, which demonstrated for the first time the ability of scientific analysis to reconstruct events from deep time.
Buckland's support for and influential revision of the concept of catastrophism is also illustrated in this volume.
| ISBN: | 9781108021142 |
| Publication date: | 17th February 2011 |
| Author: | William Buckland |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 352 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Library Collection - Earth Science |
| Genres: |
Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere |
William Buckland (1784–1856), Dean of Westminster, was an English geologist best known for his contributions to palaeontology. He became the first Reader in Geology at the University of Oxford in 1818.
Reliquiae Diluvianae features in the following genres: Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere
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Reliquiae Diluvianae was written by William Buckland and published by Cambridge University Press
Reliquiae Diluvianae has 352 pages
Yes it is part of Cambridge Library Collection - Earth Science series
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