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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Smith_(geologist)William 'Strata' Smith (23 March 1769 – 28 August 1839) was an English geologist, credited with creating the first detailed, nationwide geological map of any country. At the time his map was first published he was overlooked by the scientific community; his relatively humble education and
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Xem thêmSmith was born in the village of Churchill, Oxfordshire, the son of John Smith (1735–1777), the village blacksmith, and his wife Ann (née Smith; 1745–1807). His father died when he was eight years old, and he and his siblings
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Smith worked at one of the estate's older mines, the Mearns Pit at High Littleton, part of the Somerset coalfield and the Somerset Coal Canal.
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Xem thêmIn 1799 Smith produced the first large-scale geological mapof the area around Bath. Previously, he only knew how to draw the vertical extent of
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Xem thêm• The first geological map of most of Great Britain, much copied in his time, and the basis for all others.
• Geological surveysaround the world owe a...
Xem thêm• The Map that Changed the World, a biography of Smith by Simon Winchester
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Xem thêm• John Diemer (editor), Special Issue from the William Smith Map Bicentenary Meeting sponsored by the History of Geology Group and held at the Geological Society London, 23–24 April 2015.
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Xem thêmIt was not until February 1831 that the Geological Society of London conferred on Smith the first Wollaston Medalin recognition of his achievement. It was on this occasion that the
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https://www.earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/WilliamSmith08/05/2008 · William Smith noticed a curious turnover in fossils between two rock layers near Bath, England. The lower layer was rich in plants; the upper layer was rich in seashells. Fossil turnovers were later discovered in rocks of the same age all over the world. (These fossils are from the United States.)
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WILLIAM SMITH - The Geological Society
https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/~/media/shared/documents... · PDF tệpWilliam Smith WILLIAM SMITH Known as ‘the father of English geology’, William Smith worked as a surveyor, building canals and draining marshes in England during the Industrial Revolution. Although his humble background was not typical for a scientist of his day, he is now famous for revolutionising the study of geological time, stratigraphy, and creating
WILLIAM SMITH (GEOLOGIST): BIOGRAPHY AND …
https://warbletoncouncil.org/william-smith-10962- William Smith was born on March 23, 1769, in Churchill, Oxforshire, England. His origins were humble, as he was the son of a cattle blacksmith who died when he was just seven years old. His uncle, a farmer, took over Smith after his father's death. He attended the village school, although much of his learning was self-taught. He bought his own books to conduct research on subjects …
William Smith | British geologist | Britannica
https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Smith...William Smith, English engineer and geologist who is best known for his development of the science of stratigraphy. Smith’s great geologic map of England and Wales (1815) set the style for modern geologic maps, and many …
William Smith (1769 1839) - The Father of English Geology
https://www.ypsyork.org/.../william-smithBiography of William Smith (1769 1839) - The Father of English Geology. Lived and worked in Scarborough between 1824-6, and designed the Rotunda Museum which originally described the geology of the Yorkshire coast. Wollaston Medal. History of science in Yorkshire.
Biostratigraphy: William Smith - Understanding Evolution
https://evolution.berkeley.edu/.../1800s/biostratigraphy-william-smithSmith began to make the first geological map of England. It took sixteen years to publish it, but the geologists of his day, drawn from the upper classes, spurned this unpolished pioneer. For years after publishing his map, Smith lived in anonymous poverty. Only in 1831 did a new generation of geologists appreciate Smith’s contribution.
William Smith Geological Maps
www.strata-smith.comA bicentennial celebration of the first geological map of England and Wales in 1815. Editor’s note…. William Smith age 68 (Hughes Fourau, 1837)
