Journal of a Tour through North Wales and Part of Shropshire with Observations in Mineralogy and Other...

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Arthur Aikin

Journal of a Tour through North Wales and Part of Shropshire with Observations in Mineralogy and Other Branches of Natural History

Arthur Aikin

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Hounskull Publishing
30 December 2022

British & Irish history; Mineralogy & gems; Travel & holiday guides

Journal of a Tour through North Wales was Aikin's first book, published in 1797, when he was only 24 years old. It is based on a tour undertaken two years earlier, inspired by Horace Bénédict de Saussure's Voyages dans les Alpes. Like other contemporaries who visited the region, he stopped at well-known destinations-Bala, Llanrwst, Beddgelert, Dolgellau, Anglesey, Llandudno, Abergele, and so on. However, unlike many of said contemporaries, he looked beyond the picturesque stone cottages, the constant rain, and the beautiful cataracts, and kept his sights on the soil and the mountains, intent on studying the geology, the botany, and the mineralogy of North Wales. Aikin provides vivid descriptions of the settlements he visited-their size, their economy, their inhabitants, and some of their customs-and of the plant species he encountered; but, perhaps more importantly, and in great detail, of the mines and metallurgical works in operation at the time, both in terms of their physical arrangements and their methods of production. Included in the volume is also a chapter on the wool industry of his day. These first-hand descriptions make of this work a valuable document for those interested in the region's industrial history.

By: Arthur Aikin
Imprint: Hounskull Publishing
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 413g
ISBN: 9781910893135
ISBN 10: 1910893137
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 30 December 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Born in Warrington, Lancashire, Arthur Aikin (1773 - 1854) studied chemistry under Joseph Priestly in the New College at Hackney and for a short time was a Unitarian minister. He went on to lecture in chemistry at Guy's Hospital for thirty-two years, during which he founded the British Mineralogical Society, the Geological Society in London, and the Chemical Society (now the Royal Society of Chemistry). He also edited the Annual Review and was a member of the Linnean Society and the Institution of Civil Engineers. His scientific writing and journalism helped publicise scientific news to the wider British public of his time.