James Geikie, the Man and the Geologist. Marion I. Newbigin
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Marion I. Newbigin, Sir J. S. Flett
James Geikie, the Man and the Geologist
Published by Good Press, 2019
EAN 4064066217211
Table of Contents
Part I. —LIFE AND LETTERS By MARION I. NEWBIGIN
Part II. —GEOLOGICAL WORK By J. S. FLETT
PART I LIFE AND LETTERS CHAPTER I Boyhood and Youth 1839–1861
CHAPTER II First Years on the Geological Survey 1862–1864
CHAPTER III “The Great Ice Age”: (1) Years of Preparation 1865–1871
CHAPTER IV “The Great Ice Age”: (2) Publication 1872–1874
CHAPTER V Marriage and Life at Perth 1875–1877
CHAPTER VI Last Years on the Survey 1878–1882
CHAPTER VII Edinburgh and the Professorship 1882–1888
CHAPTER VIII Final Edition of “The Great Ice Age” 1889–1903
CHAPTER IX Retirement from the Professorship and Last Days 1904–1915
PART II GEOLOGICAL WORK CHAPTER X The Glacial Problem before James Geikie
CHAPTER XI “The Great Ice Age” and “Prehistoric Europe”
CHAPTER XII Educational and Administrative Work
CHAPTER XIII Interglacial Controversies
Part I.—LIFE AND LETTERS
By MARION I. NEWBIGIN
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
|---|---|---|
| I. | Boyhood and Youth, 1839–61 | 3 |
| II. | First Years on the Geological Survey, 1862–64 | 19 |
| III. | “The Great Ice Age”: (1) Years of Preparation, 1865–71 | 34 |
| IV. | “The Great Ice Age”: (2) Publication, 1872–74 | 52 |
| V. | Marriage and Life at Perth, 1875–77 | 62 |
| VI. | Last Years on the Survey, 1878–82 | 82 |
| VII. | Edinburgh and the Professorship, 1882–88 | 100 |
| VIII. | Final Edition of “The Great Ice Age,” 1889–1903 | 116 |
| IX. | Retirement from the Professorship and Last Days, 1904–15 | 130 |
Part II.—GEOLOGICAL WORK
By J. S. FLETT
| X. | The Glacial Problem before James Geikie | 149 |
| XI. | “The Great Ice Age” and “Prehistoric Europe” | 164 |
| XII. | Educational and Administrative Work | 180 |
| XIII. | Interglacial Controversies | 194 |
| List of Publications | 213 | |