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Born This Day: Sir William Logan
Source info:
| Author: | Michael J. Ryan, Ph.D. |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2014-04-20 17:49:00 |
| Blog: | Palaeoblog  |
| URL: | http://palaeoblog.blogspot.com/2014/04/born-this-day-sir-william-logan.html |
Summary:
From Today in Science History: Logan (April 20, 1798 – June 22, 1875) was a Canadian geologist dubbed the "Father of Canadian Geology." He began is career making geologic maps of coalfields in Wales, noting the relationship between the underlying clay layers and fossil tree roots with local coal beds. This substantiated the theory that coal beds are formed in place. When he began as director (Content analysis:
Stratigraphic context:
| Recognized stratigraphic terms [n]: | Canadian [2] |
|---|---|
| Agenames chronostratigraphy [rating]: | Lower Ordovician [0.67] Ordovician [0.67] Paleozoic [0.67] Phanerozoic [0.67] Tremadocian [0.33] |
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | GB | 52.4044 | -3.98512 |
| Canada | CA | 56.9547 | -98.309 |
Keywords:
Canadian geologist, Canadian Geology, career, clay layers, coal beds, coalfields, director, Father, fossil tree roots, geologic maps, local coal beds, relationship, Science History, Sir William Logan, theory, Wales
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