{"product_id":"european-journals-of-william-maclure-9780871691712","title":"European Journals of William Maclure","description":"William Maclure (1763-1840) was an Amer. geologist \u0026amp; philanthropist who traveled extensively in Europe during the early years of the 19th century, conducting geological surveys \u0026amp; collecting rock \u0026amp; mineral specimens for schools \u0026amp; scientific institutions in the U.S. He has been called “the Father of Modern Geology” for the extraordinary feat of having made a one-man geological survey of the eastern U.S. from Maine to Georgia, \u0026amp; from the Mississippi to the Atlantic. Maclure used his wealth to support such institutions as the Acad. of Natural Sciences of Phila. \u0026amp; to subsidize the work of a number of scientists \u0026amp; teachers. He was also concerned with the reform of education \u0026amp; set up libraries \u0026amp; schools for children of the lower classes. Scholars have questioned why Maclure retired early to devote the rest of his life to science \u0026amp; reform. Some answers may be found in this vol., which includes transcriptions from microfilm of some 20 journals which Maclure kept during his travels \u0026amp; research in Europe; they span the years 1805-15 \u0026amp; 1820-25. Illus.","brand":"John Doskey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48185836863739,"sku":"9780871691712","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_6bcde2a4-0e07-415c-ae91-468f2b0d18fd.jpg?v=1770659185","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/european-journals-of-william-maclure-9780871691712","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}