The real McKay the remarkable life of Alexander McKay, geologist
"Although this is a book about a geologist, by a geologist, it is not a geological book. It is written to appeal to all those interested in the history of exploration, science, and the colonisation of New Zealand" -- Introd
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Dunedin, N.Z.
Otago Univ. Press
2008
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "Although this is a book about a geologist, by a geologist, it is not a geological book. It is written to appeal to all those interested in the history of exploration, science, and the colonisation of New Zealand" -- Introd "McKay is the folk hero of New Zealand geology ... McKay was a key figure in laying the foundations for the high reputation New Zealand geological science enjoys internationally. A Scots immigrant in 1863, he explored much of the country, and was the first geologist anywhere to document horizontal movement in an earthquake. He was also a pioneer of the telephoto lens and photomicrography" -- Publisher's website |
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| Beschreibung: | "Although this is a book about a geologist, by a geologist, it is not a geological book. It is written to appeal to all those interested in the history of exploration, science, and the colonisation of New Zealand" -- Introd. -- "McKay is the folk hero of New Zealand geology ... McKay was a key figure in laying the foundations for the high reputation New Zealand geological science enjoys internationally. A Scots immigrant in 1863, he explored much of the country, and was the first geologist anywhere to document horizontal movement in an earthquake. He was also a pioneer of the telephoto lens and photomicrography" -- Publisher's website. Includes bibliographical references (p. [212]-242) and index |
| Beschreibung: | 252 S. Ill., Kt., facsim 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781877372223 978-1-87737-222-3 |