Outlines of the Geology of England and Wales: With an Introductory Compendium of the General Principles of that Science, and Comparative Views of the Structure of Foreign Countries

摘要: In the early nineteenth century, gifted stratigrapher and amateur geologist William Phillips (1773–1828) gave several lectures to interested young people in Tottenham on subject of geology. These were later collected into a book, which expanded versions. This reached its peak 1822 when clergyman Daniel Conybeare (1787–1857) collaborated with produce this rigorous improved assessment geological composition England Wales. Although no second volume was ever published, book had tremendous impact geologists throughout United Kingdom Europe, inspiring foreign scholars equivalent volumes about their own countries. Conybeare's concern for stratigraphy fossils is especially remarkable time. Fitton, president Geological Society London, praised highly, remarking that 'no equal portion earth's surface has been more ably illustrated'.