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Thomas Webster (geologist)

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440: 387: 364: 282: 536: 78:. He was an accomplished water-colour painter and was elected an honorary member of the Sketch Society. He contributed articles about Architecture and Aquatinta to 531: 424: 302: 477: 297: 125:
was indebted to him for the geological descriptions and the effective geological views and sections of the Isle of Wight and Dorset that enriched his
526: 88:, a comprehensive guide to running a household which Webster had compiled with the help of a Mrs. Parkes, was published after his death in 1844. 506: 346: 55: 541: 323: 172: 417: 470: 521: 516: 63: 511: 313: 410: 75: 463: 122: 127:
Description of the Principal Picturesque Beauties, Antiquities and Geological Phenomena of the Isle of Wight
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He died in London on 26 December 1844 and is buried on the western side of
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being built from his design, and where in 1830 he delivered the
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This biographical article about a British geologist is a
451: 398: 103:; he continued his observations on the mainland of 165: 91:He was distinguished for his researches on the 70:of the Society. In 1841–42 he was professor of 58:. In 1826 he was appointed house-secretary and 327:. Vol. 60. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 254:The Monumental Inscriptions of Middlesex Vol 2 471: 418: 8: 176:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 338:The Short Life and Long Times of Mrs Beeton 478: 464: 425: 411: 446:This Orcadian biographical article is a 238: 226: 202: 173:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 156: 537:Academics of University College London 214: 111:, where he described the rocks of the 7: 532:Alumni of the University of Aberdeen 436: 434: 383: 381: 341:. London: HarperCollins Publishers. 86:An Encyclopaedia of Domestic Economy 16:18th/19th-century Scottish geologist 314:"Webster, Thomas (1773-1844)"  56:Royal Institution Christmas Lecture 251:Cansick, Frederick Teague (1872). 14: 438: 385: 362: 324:Dictionary of National Biography 311:Boulger, George Simonds (1899). 280: 527:Scottish scholars and academics 1: 257:. J Russell Smith. p. 20 167:"Webster, Thomas (1772–1844)" 507:Burials at Highgate Cemetery 450:. You can help Knowledge by 397:. You can help Knowledge by 190:UK public library membership 123:Sir Henry Charles Englefield 64:Geological Society of London 563: 433: 380: 164:Edwards, Nicholas (2004). 76:University College, London 542:British geologist stubs 303:Encyclopædia Britannica 182:10.1093/ref:odnb/28945 107:, and subsequently in 42:, and was educated at 140:was named after him. 38:in 1772, probably at 34:Webster was born in 522:Scottish geologists 517:Scottish architects 229:, pp. 463–464. 512:People from Orkney 367:Works by or about 95:formations of the 459: 458: 406: 405: 348:978-0-7524-6122-9 217:, pp. 216–7. 188:(Subscription or 145:Highgate Cemetery 81:Rees's Cyclopædia 48:Royal Institution 554: 480: 473: 466: 442: 435: 427: 420: 413: 389: 382: 366: 352: 328: 316: 307: 286: 284: 283: 267: 266: 264: 262: 248: 242: 236: 230: 224: 218: 212: 206: 200: 194: 193: 185: 169: 161: 117:Isle of Portland 52:Albemarle Street 562: 561: 557: 556: 555: 553: 552: 551: 487: 486: 485: 484: 432: 431: 378: 359: 349: 333:Hughes, Kathryn 331: 310: 298:Webster, Thomas 296:, ed. (1911). " 292: 281: 279: 276: 271: 270: 260: 258: 250: 249: 245: 237: 233: 225: 221: 213: 209: 201: 197: 187: 163: 162: 158: 153: 113:Isle of Purbeck 32: 17: 12: 11: 5: 560: 558: 550: 549: 544: 539: 534: 529: 524: 519: 514: 509: 504: 499: 489: 488: 483: 482: 475: 468: 460: 457: 456: 443: 430: 429: 422: 415: 407: 404: 403: 390: 376: 375: 369:Thomas Webster 358: 357:External links 355: 354: 353: 347: 329: 308: 294:Chisholm, Hugh 275: 272: 269: 268: 243: 241:, p. 464. 231: 219: 207: 205:, p. 463. 195: 155: 154: 152: 149: 31: 28: 20:Thomas Webster 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 559: 548: 545: 543: 540: 538: 535: 533: 530: 528: 525: 523: 520: 518: 515: 513: 510: 508: 505: 503: 500: 498: 495: 494: 492: 481: 476: 474: 469: 467: 462: 461: 455: 453: 449: 444: 441: 437: 428: 423: 421: 416: 414: 409: 408: 402: 400: 396: 391: 388: 384: 379: 374: 370: 365: 361: 360: 356: 350: 344: 340: 339: 334: 330: 326: 325: 320: 315: 309: 305: 304: 299: 295: 290: 289:public domain 278: 277: 273: 256: 255: 247: 244: 240: 239:Chisholm 1911 235: 232: 228: 227:Chisholm 1911 223: 220: 216: 211: 208: 204: 203:Chisholm 1911 199: 196: 191: 183: 179: 175: 174: 168: 160: 157: 150: 148: 146: 141: 139: 136:now known as 135: 132: 128: 124: 120: 118: 114: 110: 106: 102: 98: 97:Isle of Wight 94: 89: 87: 83: 82: 77: 73: 69: 65: 61: 57: 53: 49: 45: 41: 37: 29: 27: 25: 21: 547:Orkney stubs 452:expanding it 445: 399:expanding it 392: 377: 337: 322: 301: 259:. Retrieved 253: 246: 234: 222: 210: 198: 171: 159: 142: 133: 129:(1816). The 126: 121: 90: 85: 79: 68:Transactions 67: 33: 19: 18: 502:1844 deaths 497:1772 births 319:Lee, Sidney 215:Hughes 2005 491:Categories 373:Wikisource 261:15 October 192:required.) 151:References 134:websterite 138:aluminite 105:Hampshire 24:geologist 335:(2005). 93:Cenozoic 44:Aberdeen 40:Kirkwall 321:(ed.). 291::  274:Sources 131:mineral 72:geology 62:to the 60:curator 345:  285:  186: 109:Dorset 101:strata 36:Orkney 317:. In 448:stub 395:stub 343:ISBN 263:2021 115:and 30:Life 371:at 300:". 178:doi 74:in 50:in 493:: 170:. 119:. 84:. 26:. 479:e 472:t 465:v 454:. 426:e 419:t 412:v 401:. 351:. 265:. 184:. 180::

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geologist
Orkney
Kirkwall
Aberdeen
Royal Institution
Albemarle Street
Royal Institution Christmas Lecture
curator
Geological Society of London
geology
University College, London
Rees's Cyclopædia
Cenozoic
Isle of Wight
strata
Hampshire
Dorset
Isle of Purbeck
Isle of Portland
Sir Henry Charles Englefield
mineral
aluminite
Highgate Cemetery
"Webster, Thomas (1772–1844)"
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
doi
10.1093/ref:odnb/28945
UK public library membership
Chisholm 1911
Hughes 2005

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