William Smith (geolog)
William 'Strata' Smith (23 Maret 1769 – 28 Agustus 1839) adalah seorang geolog Inggris yang dikenal karen menciptakan peta geologi mendetil pertama dari suatu negara.[1] Ia dikenal sebagai "Bapak Geologi Inggris".[2]
| William Smith | |
|---|---|
.jpg) William Smith pada 1837 | |
| Lahir | 23 Maret 1769 Churchill, Oxfordshire |
| Meninggal | 28 Agustus 1839 (umur 70) |
| Kebangsaan | Inggris |
| Dikenal atas | Peta geologi Inggris dan Wales |
| Penghargaan | Wollaston Medal (1831) |
| Karier ilmiah | |
| Bidang | Geologi |
Referensi
sunting- ^ Simon Winchester, The Map That Changed the World, pp. xvi, 7, HarperCollins, 2001 ISBN 0060193611
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Thomas George Bonney (1898). "Smith, William (1769-1839)". Dalam Lee, Sidney. Dictionary of National Biography. 53. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
Sumber lain
sunting- 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. Earth Sciences History, Volume 25, No.1. Online ISSN 1944-6187
- John L. Morton, Strata (New Edition, 2004), Horsham: Brocken Spectre Publishing. ISBN 0-9546829-1-2
- Simon Winchester, The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology, (2001), New York: HarperCollins, ISBN 0-14-028039-1
- John Phillips, Memoirs of William Smith (1844, republished with additional material by Hugh Torrens, 2003 ISBN 0-9544941-0-5).
- Hugh Torrens, "In Commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the death of William Smith (1769–1839)"
- William Smith's Private Papers, Oxford University
Pranala luar
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Wikimedia Commons memiliki media mengenai William Smith (geologist).
- Works of William Smith at the Oxford Digital Library
- William Smith's Maps – Interactive – different issues of the maps with authoritative background information
- Delineation of the Strata of England and Wales, with Part of Scotland – full digital facsimile at Linda Hall Library