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Sir Roderick Impey Murchison (Tarradale, 19 de fevereiro de 1792 — Londres, 22 de outubro de 1871) foi um geólogo escocês. Foi o primeiro a descrever e investigar a era siluriana.
Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Baronet, KCB, DCL, FRS, HonFRSE, FLS, MRIA (19 February 1792 – 22 October 1871) was a Scottish geologist who served as director-general of the British Geological Survey from 1855 until his death in 1871.
28 de mar. de 2024 · Sir Roderick Impey Murchison (born Feb. 19, 1792, Tarradale, Ross-shire, Scot.—died Oct. 22, 1871, London, Eng.) was a geologist who first established the geologic sequence of Early Paleozoic strata (the Paleozoic Era began 542 million years ago and ended about 251 million years ago).
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Learn about the life and achievements of Sir Roderick Murchison, the "King of Siluria" and the first Patron of the Edinburgh Geological Society. Discover his contributions to geology, his controversies and his legacy in Scotland and beyond.
Geólogo britânico nascido em Tarradale, Ross-shire, Escócia, famoso por suas pesquisas arqueológicas através do estudo da estratificação das rochas da primeira Era Paleozóica (540-408 ...
Learn about the life and achievements of Sir Roderick Murchison, a famous Scottish geologist who established the Silurian, Devonian and Permian time periods. He also travelled widely, discovered gold in Australia and founded the Geological Survey of Great Britain.
Há 3 dias · Sir Roderick Impey Murchison (1792–1871) was an influential Scottish geologist best known for his classification of Palaeozoic rocks into the Silurian system. After early military experience in the Peninsular War, he resigned his commission; a chance meeting with Sir Humphrey Davy led him subsequently to pursue a scientific career.
