Author:Adam Sedgwick (1785-1873)
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one of the founders of modern geology; proposed the Devonian period of the geological timescale, and later the Cambrian period; guided the young Charles Darwin in his early study of geology, though was an outspoken opponent of Darwin's theory of evolution by means of natural selection
Adam Sedgwick
Works[edit]
- On the origin of alluvial and diluvial formations, 1825 (external scan)
- Discourse on the Studies of the University of Cambridge (1833) (short work) (external scan)
- A syllabus of a course of lectures on geology, 1837 (external scan)
- A complete guide to the lakes, With others, 1842 (external scan)
- A synopsis of the classification of the British palaeozoic rocks, 1855 IA
Works about Sedgwick[edit]
- The life and letters of the Reverend Adam Sedgwick by John Willis Clark, 1833-1910 and Thomas McKenny Hughes, 1832-1917 (1890) IA
- "Obituary: Adam Sedgwick" in Popular Science Monthly, 2 (April 1873)
- "Sedgwick, Adam," in Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886, by Joseph Foster, London: Parker and Co. (1888–1892) in 4 vols.
- "Sedgwick, Adam," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols.
- "Sedgwick, Adam," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1928, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.
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- 1873 deaths
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- Recipients of the Copley Medal
- Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Recipients of the Wollaston Medal
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