Book ID: CBB000502296

Celebrating the Life and Times of Hugh Miller: Scotland in the Early 19th Century, Ethnography and Folklore, Geology and Natural History, Church and Society (2003)

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Borley, Lester (Editor)


Cromarty Arts Trust & the Elphinstone Institute of the University of Aberdeen


Publication Date: 2003
Physical Details: 352 pp.; ill.; bibl.; index
Language: English

Description A collection of 30 papers presented to an international bicentenary conference held in Cromarty in October 2002. Partial contents:


Includes Chapters

Chapter Henderson, Lizanne (2003) The Natural and Supernatural Worlds of Hugh Miller. In: Celebrating the Life and Times of Hugh Miller: Scotland in the Early 19th Century, Ethnography and Folklore, Geology and Natural History, Church and Society (p. 89). unapi

Chapter Tilbrook, Peter (2003) Summary of Discussion: Symposium on Geology & Natural History. In: Celebrating the Life and Times of Hugh Miller: Scotland in the Early 19th Century, Ethnography and Folklore, Geology and Natural History, Church and Society (p. 134). unapi

Chapter Knell, Simon J.; Taylor, Michael L. (2003) Hugh Miller, the Fossil Discoverer and Collector. In: Celebrating the Life and Times of Hugh Miller: Scotland in the Early 19th Century, Ethnography and Folklore, Geology and Natural History, Church and Society (p. 156). unapi

Chapter Janvier, Philippe (2003) Armoured Fish from Deep Time: From Hugh Miller's Insights to Current Questions of Early Vertebrate Evolution. In: Celebrating the Life and Times of Hugh Miller: Scotland in the Early 19th Century, Ethnography and Folklore, Geology and Natural History, Church and Society (p. 177). unapi

Chapter Hudson, John (2003) Hugh Miller's Geological Discoveries and Observations on the Isle of Eigg, as Recorded in The Cruise of the Betsey and in the Light of Modern Knowledge. In: Celebrating the Life and Times of Hugh Miller: Scotland in the Early 19th Century, Ethnography and Folklore, Geology and Natural History, Church and Society (p. 197). unapi

Chapter Collie, Michael (2003) Hugh Miller's Dealings with Contemporary Scientists. In: Celebrating the Life and Times of Hugh Miller: Scotland in the Early 19th Century, Ethnography and Folklore, Geology and Natural History, Church and Society (p. 227). unapi

Chapter Lowenthal, David (2003) Caring for Nature: The Transatlantic Canvas of the Nineteenth Century. In: Celebrating the Life and Times of Hugh Miller: Scotland in the Early 19th Century, Ethnography and Folklore, Geology and Natural History, Church and Society (p. 14). unapi

Chapter Torrens, Hugh (2003) William Smith (1769--1839) and the Search for English Raw Materials: Some Parallels with Hugh Miller and with Scotland. In: Celebrating the Life and Times of Hugh Miller: Scotland in the Early 19th Century, Ethnography and Folklore, Geology and Natural History, Church and Society (p. 137). unapi

Chapter Trewin, Nigel H. (2003) Hugh Miller's Fish; “the winged Pterichthys. In: Celebrating the Life and Times of Hugh Miller: Scotland in the Early 19th Century, Ethnography and Folklore, Geology and Natural History, Church and Society (p. 168). unapi

Chapter Nuttall, R. H.; Morrison-Low, Alison (2003) Hugh Miller in an Age of Microscopy. In: Celebrating the Life and Times of Hugh Miller: Scotland in the Early 19th Century, Ethnography and Folklore, Geology and Natural History, Church and Society (p. 214). unapi

Chapter O'Connor, Ralph (2003) Hugh Miller and Geological Spectacle. In: Celebrating the Life and Times of Hugh Miller: Scotland in the Early 19th Century, Ethnography and Folklore, Geology and Natural History, Church and Society (p. 237). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Roy W. McIntyre
Taylor, Michael A.
Rosenberg, Gary D.
Mathias Harzhauser
Volkan Sarıgül
Richard K. Olsson
Concepts
Geology
Earth sciences
Natural history
Paleontology
Museums
Science and society
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
20th century
20th century, early
Early modern
Renaissance
Places
Scotland
Great Britain
United States
Eastern Europe
Edinburgh
Turkey
Institutions
Rutgers University
University of Edinburgh
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