As a system of philosophy it is not like the Tower of Babel, so daring its high aim as to seek a shelter against God’s anger; but it is like a pyramid poised on its apex.
Adam Sedgwick Quotes
A cold atheistical materialism is the tendency of the so-called material philosophy of the present day.
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| Birth: | 22nd March, 1785 |
| Death: | 27th January, 1873 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Geologist |
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Adam Sedgwick was one of the founders of modern geology. He proposed the Devonian period of the geological timescale. Later, he proposed the Cambrian period, based on work which he did on Welsh rock strata. Though he had guided the young Charles Darwin in his early study of geology, Sedgwick was an outspoken opponent of Darwin's theory of evolution by means of natural selection. He studied mathematics and theology, and obtained his BA from the University of Cambridge in 1808 and his MA in 1811. Sedgwick investigated the phenomena of metamorphism and concretion, and was the first to distinguish clearly between stratification, jointing, and slaty cleavage. He was elected to Fellow of the Royal Society on 1 February 1821.
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