Geobulletin alpha

Source info:

Author:	Michael J. Ryan, Ph.D.
Date:	2015-03-22 16:27:00
Blog:	Palaeoblog
URL:	http://palaeoblog.blogspot.com/2015/03/born-this-day-adam-sedgwick.html

Summary:

Adam Sedgwich (March 22, 1785 - January 27, 1873) was an English geologist who first applied the name Cambrian to the geologic period of time, now dated at 570 to 505 million years ago. In 1818 he became Woodwardian Professor of Geology at Cambridge, holding a chair that had been endowed ninety years before by the natural historian John Woodward. He lacked formal training in geology, but he

Content analysis:

Stratigraphic context:

Recognized stratigraphic terms [n]:	Cambrian [1]
Agenames chronostratigraphy [rating]:	Cambrian [0.1] Paleozoic [0.1] Phanerozoic [0.1]

Geographic context:

Location	Country	Latitude	Longitude
Cambridge	GB	52.1994	0.13354
United Kingdom	GB	54.3141	-2.23001

Keywords:

Adam Sedgwick Adam, Cambrian, chair, English geologist, formal training, geologic period, geology, historian John Woodward, Sedgwich, time, Woodwardian Professor