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- During the six years that Smith worked on the Somerset Coal Canal, he made two fundamental discoveries. The canal was to be constructed in two branches in adjacent valleys and Smith noticed that the sequence of rock layers was not only the same in each valley but that the layers were always tilted towards the southeast.
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May 8, 2008 · William Smith discovered that he could identify rock layers by the unique fossils they held. His discovery helped later generations of scientists to understand the history of life on Earth.
Apr 9, 2024 · William Smith was an English engineer and geologist who is best known for his development of the science of stratigraphy. Smith’s great geologic map of England and Wales (1815) set the style for modern geologic maps, and many of the colourful names he applied to the strata are still in use today.
William 'Strata' Smith (23 March 1769 – 28 August 1839) was an English geologist, credited with creating the first detailed, nationwide geological map of any country. At the time his map was first published he was overlooked by the scientific community; his relatively humble education and family connections prevented him from mixing easily in ...
William Smith, known in his day as “Strata Smith”, was a civil engineer and geologist. The "Father of English Geology", he was responsible for initiating the production of the first geological map of England and Wales. Life and Education Born in March 23, 1769 at The Forge in Churchill, Oxfordshire, England,
Apr 29, 2014 · Almost 200 years ago, William Smith published the first geological map of England and Wales. This would have been an incredible feat under any circumstance, requiring an enormous breadth of geological knowledge; however Smith’s accomplishment was extraordinary because he achieved it on his own.
1 William 'Strata' Smith, 1769–1839, also known as the 'Father of English Geology' 2 Life and work; 3 Mapping England and Wales; 4 William Smith — the applied geologist; 5 Systematic mapping. 5.1 The forerunner of the Geological Survey; 5.2 Mapping for the 21st Century; 6 Publications relating to William Smith in the BGS Library. 6.1 Works ...
Nov 30, 2015 · His other discovery was the realisation that certain fossils were associated with particular strata; this meant that he could use the fossils to identify where a layer of rock lay in the sequence of strata. The practical application of these discoveries was immediately obvious to Smith.
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