Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- CHAPTER I BOYHOOD AND SCHOOL-LIFE (1835–1850)
- CHAPTER II A WRONG START. HOW THINGS WERE RIGHTED (1850–1855)
- CHAPTER III FIRST YEARS IN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (1855–1860)
- CHAPTER IV LECTURING AT THE SCHOOL OF MINES. FIRST JOURNEYS ABROAD. DIRECTORATE OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SCOTLAND (1860–1867)
- CHAPTER V START OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SCOTLAND (1867–1871)
- CHAPTER VI CREATION OF A CHAIR OF GEOLOGY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH (1871–1882)
- CHAPTER VII FIRST YEARS OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERALSHIP OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (1882–1891)
- CHAPTER VIII MISCELLANEOUS DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL (1892–1896)
- CHAPTER IX THE 'WANDERJAHR” OF A GEOLOGIST (1897)
- CHAPTER X LAST YEARS IN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (1898–1903)
- CHAPTER XI SECRETARYSHIP OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY (1903–1908)
- CHAPTER XII PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY (1908–1913)
- CHAPTER XIII RETIREMENT IN THE COUNTRY (1914–1924)
- APPENDIX: In Memory of Roderick Geikie
- INDEX
CHAPTER II - A WRONG START. HOW THINGS WERE RIGHTED (1850–1855)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 May 2013
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- CHAPTER I BOYHOOD AND SCHOOL-LIFE (1835–1850)
- CHAPTER II A WRONG START. HOW THINGS WERE RIGHTED (1850–1855)
- CHAPTER III FIRST YEARS IN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (1855–1860)
- CHAPTER IV LECTURING AT THE SCHOOL OF MINES. FIRST JOURNEYS ABROAD. DIRECTORATE OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SCOTLAND (1860–1867)
- CHAPTER V START OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SCOTLAND (1867–1871)
- CHAPTER VI CREATION OF A CHAIR OF GEOLOGY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH (1871–1882)
- CHAPTER VII FIRST YEARS OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERALSHIP OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (1882–1891)
- CHAPTER VIII MISCELLANEOUS DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL (1892–1896)
- CHAPTER IX THE 'WANDERJAHR” OF A GEOLOGIST (1897)
- CHAPTER X LAST YEARS IN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (1898–1903)
- CHAPTER XI SECRETARYSHIP OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY (1903–1908)
- CHAPTER XII PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY (1908–1913)
- CHAPTER XIII RETIREMENT IN THE COUNTRY (1914–1924)
- APPENDIX: In Memory of Roderick Geikie
- INDEX
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- A Long Life's WorkAn Autobiography, pp. 21 - 43Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012First published in: 1924