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David Page (geologist)

David Page FRSE FGS LLD (1814–1879) was a 19th-century Scottish geologist and scientific author. He was President of the Edinburgh Geological Society.

Works
Page contributed some fourteen papers to scientific periodicals, among them those of the Geological and the Physical Society of Edinburgh and the British Association. Known as a lecturer, he also authored numerous textbooks on geological subjects. They were at least 12 in number, and included: • Handbook of Geological Terms (1859); • The Past and Present Life of the Globe (1861, Edinburgh). • ''The Earth's Crust'' (1864, Edinburgh; 6th edit. 1872); • Geology for General Readers (1866; 12th edit. 1888); and • Man: Where, Whence and Wither? Being a Glance at Man in his Natural History Relations (1868, New York); • textbooks (elementary and advanced) Geology and Physical Geography which went through numerous editions; ==Notes==
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