Smithson's Geological Tour While a Student
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PrintJames Smithson makes a geological tour through Scotland and the Hebrides, including New Castle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dumbarton, Tarbet, Inverary, Oban, Arran, and the island of Staffa. He is in the company of Monsieur Barthelemy Faujas de St. Fond, a celebrated French geologist, William Thornton, the Italian Count Paolo Andreani, and others. The expedition was an unusual opportunity for a young college student to work with noted scientists.
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