Table of Contents

Contents: Preface; Introduction. Part I The Scientific Apprentice 1800-34: The apprentice mineral surveyor; The young lecturer and keeper; The spreading reputation 1829-33. Part II Making a Career 1834-53: The provincial base; The professor and popular writer; The Geological Survey 1836-41; The Geological Survey 1841-49; Manifold scientist. Part III The Oxford Professor 1853-74: The Oxford chair; Professorial research; Keepering; Voluntary commitments; Evolution, the earth, man, and God. Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

About the Author

Jack Morrell is Honorary Visiting Lecturer of History of Science at the University of Leeds, UK, and has been awarded the Friedman Medal for 2007 by the Geological Society of London for his distinguished contributions to the history of geology. In 2010 Jack was also presented with the Moore medal by the Yorkshire Geological Society for his contributions to the geology of the north of England.