On the meaning of the term "silurian system" as adopted by geologists in various countries during the last ten years

by Roderick Impey Murchison

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Published January 1, 1852

About the author

Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Baronet, KCB, DCL, FRS, HonFRSE, FLS, MRIA was a Scottish geologist who served as director-general of the British Geological Survey from 1855 until his death in 1871. He is noted for investigating and describing the Silurian, Devonian and Permian systems.