Sediment ary rocks, like old red sandstone, and, according to Werner, basa lt, are in a third class. 李贝.西洋科学史.
Werner Siemens, at Berlin, in 1879, an illustration of which is given in Fig. 33. Edward W. Byrn.十九世纪发明进展.
Before Werner had begun his teaching career at Freiberg, Desmarest, the French geologist, had made a special study of the basalts of Auvergne. 李贝.西洋科学史.
Moreover, the same order of superposition was constant among the strata, as Werner, of whom Smith knew nothing, had indeed taugh t. 李贝.西洋科学史.
In 1769 Werner was invited to attend the newly founded Bergakademie (School of Mines) at Freiberg. 李贝.西洋科学史.
Werner was an eloquent, systematic teacher with great charm of manner. 李贝.西洋科学史.
Werner considered all rocks as having originated by crystallization, either chemical or mechanical, from an aqueous solut ion--a universal primitive ocean. 李贝.西洋科学史.
Werner's father was an overseer of iron-works, and furnished his son with mineral specimens as playthings before the chil d could pronounce their names. 李贝.西洋科学史.