Peter Bellinger Brodie Quote

Fifty years ago Geology was in its infancy; there were but few who cultivated it as a Science...If an unfortunate lover of nature was seen hammering in a stone quarry, he was generally supposed to be slightly demented.


'Geology Considered with Reference to its Utility and Practical Effects', The Geologist, 1858


Fifty years ago Geology was in its infancy; there were but few who cultivated it as a Science...If an unfortunate lover of nature was seen hammering...

Fifty years ago Geology was in its infancy; there were but few who cultivated it as a Science...If an unfortunate lover of nature was seen hammering...

Fifty years ago Geology was in its infancy; there were but few who cultivated it as a Science...If an unfortunate lover of nature was seen hammering...

Fifty years ago Geology was in its infancy; there were but few who cultivated it as a Science...If an unfortunate lover of nature was seen hammering...