Murchison's Wanderings in Russia. His Geological Exploration of Russia in Europe and the Ural Mountains, 1840 and 1841 by Murchison, Roderick; Collie, Michael; Diemer, John - 2004

British Geological Survey, 2004. Hardcover original cloth binding.. FINE. Original green cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front cover, portrait frontispiece, pages: xv, 474, text-figs. 76, coloured pls. 6 - in rear pocket, 5 of sections and 1 map, maps 16, 152mm x 234mm (6"" x 9.25""). Mint copy.The crater Murchison on the Moon and at least fifteen geographical locations on Earth are named after him.These include: Mount Murchison in the Mountaineer Range, Antarctica; Mount Murchison, just west of Squamish, British Columbia, Canada; tiny Murchison Island in the Queen Charlotte Islands in the same province; Murchison Falls (Uganda); and the Murchison River in Western Australia.[6] Unusually, Murchison has two other rivers named after him in Western Australia: the Roderick River and the Impey River, both tributaries of the Murchison.211114(Please note: Over standard weight. Orders may incur additional postage charges. We will contact you prior to processing order to request your approval or… Read More

London: British Geological Survey, 2004. First Edition, First Impression. . Buckram. Fine. 2004 first edition, first impression. Size large thick octavo, 474 pages. Dark green buckram cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the front cover and spine. Condition fine, a beautiful clean copy. There is a slipcase attached to the rear paste-down that contains the plates - 6 coloured folding maps, all in fine clean condition. From the Library of Nicholas Ambraseys. Nicholas Neocles Ambraseys FICE FREng 1929-2012 was a Greek engineering seismologist. He was emeritus professor of Engineering Seismology and Senior Research Fellow at Imperial College London. For many years Ambraseys was considered as the leading figure and absolute authority in earthquake engineering and seismology in Europe. This copy was presented to Ambraseys and a label to the front end-paper reads: "Presented to Prof N N Ambraseys in recognition of over 40 years advice to Black & Veatch, formerly Binnie & Partners, on the… Read More