EESA06H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: William Edmond Logan, Phanerozoic, Ocean Current
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Scientific discipline of geology came in the late 18th century (industrial. First known geological map was created by the ancient egyptians over 3000 years ago. Geologist: a scientist that finds and exploits resources by investigating planet earth. Age of the earth = 4. 5 billion years (4,500 million years) William smith = father of english geology" he was the first to publish a geologic map in 1815. Rock layers and fossils found in bath. While travelling the world he compared different rock layers. Sir william logan = first to systematically describe the geology of canada. Managed a coal mine and copper smelt venture. His maps introduced a cross-section a hypothetical vertical slice through the land. Looking at the minerals in canada (rocks, soils, etc. ) he made a layout of the geology of canada. Believed that coal is an organic deposit. Highest canada"s mountain named after him (mount logan)
