Quote of the day
Ultimately, we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, and to reflect it towards others. And the more peace there is in us, the more peace there will also be in our troubled world.
Alfred Harker
Born: February 19, 1859
Died: July 28, 1939 (aged 80)
Bio: Alfred Harker was an English geologist who specialised in petrology and interpretive petrography. He worked for the Geological Survey of Scotland and conducted extensive surveying and geological studies of western Scotland and the Isle of Skye.
Known for:
- The Natural History of Igneous Rocks (1909)
- Petrology for Students (1895)
- BALA VOLCANIC SERIES OF CAERNA
- Notes on Geological Map-reading (1920)