Another current Wm Smith article announced (forwarded from ‘Lis-maps’ list)

FH

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Sent: 03 May 2016 08:48
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Subject: "William Smith: His mapping and the Yorkshire Connection" - Society
of Cartographers

 

More on William Smith:

By coincidence, a fully illustrated paper by C. J. Henry, "William Smith:
His mapping and the Yorkshire Connection" is featured in the current issue
of The Bulletin of the Society of Cartographers
<https://soc.org.uk/bulletin/>  - Vol 49, Issues 1 & 2, pages 13-23.

Mike Shand
University of Glasgow

Francis Herbet wrote: 

To possibly save John Henry time/effort, I forward below his announcement of
today re April 2015’s HOGG Conference at Geological Society of London on Wm
Smith. Please contact him (i.e. John Henry!) as regards payment etc.

 

Francis Herbert (another reversible personal name)

 

From: HOGG - History of Geology Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Geol Maps account
Sent: 01 May 2016 19:21
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Subject: Earth Sciences History - William Smith special issue

 

Dear All,

The Earth Sciences History April issue is now out and covers most of the
proceedings of the HOGG William Smith Conference at the Geological Society
last April. It is a larger than usual issue with papers covering several
aspects of William Smith’s life and career not previously published.

[…]

 

 

 

The Table of Contents follows:

William Smith (1769–1839): His struggles as a consultant, in both geology
and engineering, to simultaneously earn a living and finance his scientific
projects, to 1820, by Hugh Torrens, 1-46

William Smith’s 1815 map, A Delineation of the Strata of England and Wales:
Its production, distribution, variants and survival, by Tom Sharpe, 47-61

William Smith: The maps supporting his published maps, by C. John Henry,
62-98

New light on the 1824 William Smith Northumberland County map: A joint work
by Smith and Phillips, Martyn Pedley, 99-114

William Smith and Ireland: Sources of Irish geological information on his
geological map of 1820, by Patrick N. Wyse Jackson, 115-123

William Smith: The natural order of strata and the search for underground
water supplies, by John Mather,                 124-144

A breach too far? East Norfolk’s place in William Smith’s search for
success, by Peter Riches, 145-166

David Mushet, John Farey and William Smith: Geologising in the Forest of
Dean, by Cherry Lewis, -196

William Smith and Tucking Mill: The story of a geologist and his cherished
home. by Richard T. A. Irving, 197-211

William Smith’s London neighbourhood, by C. John Henry, 212-217

A note on William Smith’s drainage works near Churchill, by Geoffrey Walton,
218-227

 

If you are not a subscriber to Earth Sciences History, but would like a copy
of this particular issue, I have made a bulk purchase which substantially
reduces the cost to UK purchasers compared the cost of purchasing a single
copy directly from the publisher in the USA.

 

The price of from me would be £21 including postage. This compares well with
the price of single copy posted from the US of £27.80 ($40). If you would
like to place an order please contact me at [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> . Payment may be by cheque, on-line transfer to
my account or PayPal.

 

Best wishes,

John Henry