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- Title
AMI BOUÉ'S (1794-1881) VALUATION OF GEOLOGICAL RESEARCH REGARDING ITS APPLICATION TO HUMAN CIVILISATION.
- Authors
SCHWEIZER, CLAUDIA; SEIDL, JOHANNES
- Abstract
The article discusses the views of Austrian geologist Ami Boué on geological research and its applications to the development of civilizations. It specifically examines his ideas about mining and mineralogy. The author explores Boué's construction of geological maps of the terrestrial globe, noting the influence of the tectonic and mountain elevation ideas of geologist Léonce Élie de Beaumont. Other topics include Boué's essays, his contacts with mineralogists, and his ideas on edaphic differentiation.
- Subjects
BOUE, Ami; HISTORY of geology; SCIENCE &; civilization; GEOLOGISTS; HISTORY of cartography; HISTORY of mineralogy; MINERALOGISTS; HISTORY of mineral industries; NINETEENTH century; HISTORY
- Publication
Earth Sciences History, 2011, Vol 30, Issue 2, p183
- ISSN
0736-623X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17704/eshi.30.2.g4n153q313816760