Archibald Liversidge, FRS

Archibald Liversidge, FRS
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Publisher : Sydney University Press
Total Pages : 658
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ISBN-10 : 9781920898809
ISBN-13 : 1920898808
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Download or read book Archibald Liversidge, FRS written by Roy M. MacLeod and published by Sydney University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Archibald Liversidge first arrived at Sydney University in 1872 as reader in Geology and Assistant in the Laboratory he had about ten students and two rooms in the main building. In 1874 he became professor of geology and mineralogy and by 1879 he had persuaded the senate to open a faculty of science. He became its first dean in 1882. In 1880 he visited Europe as a trustee of the Australian Museum and his report helped to establish the Industrial, Technological and Sanitary Museum which formed the basis of the present Powerhouse Museum's collection. Liversidge also played a major role in the setting up of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science which held its first congress in 1888. For anyone interested in Archibald Liversidge, his contribution to crystallography, mineral chemistry, chemical geology, strategic minerals policy and a wider field of colonial science.


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