Wernerian

Jean d'Aubuisson de Voisins (1769–1819) and Leopold von Buch (1774–1853), two of the most illustrious students of Abraham Werner (c. 1749–1817), accepted the volcanic origin of basalt, signaling the defeat of Wernerian neptunism.

b. Chemistry, Biology, and Geology 2001

Jameson, professor of natural history at the University of Edinburgh, was one of the most vigorous exponents of the Wernerian theory.

Dictionary of the History of Ideas LEONARD G. WILSON 1968

The Wernerian-Huttonian controversy at Edinburgh did have the effect of convincing geologists of the dangers of theoretical controversy.

Dictionary of the History of Ideas LEONARD G. WILSON 1968

The basic as - sumptions of geologists in the 1820's, whether Hut - tonian or Wernerian, was stated by William Whewell in 1831:

Dictionary of the History of Ideas LEONARD G. WILSON 1968

The Rae Society sticks to zoology and botany; and the Wernerian, the Cavendish, and the

The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author John Hill Burton

It consists of 15 conversations of a family circle, comprising a familiar explanation of the Huttonian and Wernerian systems; the Mosaic geology, as explained by Penn; and the late discoveries of Buckland, Humboldt, Macculloch, and others.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 360, March 14, 1829 Various

The Huttonian and Wernerian systems and the Mosaic Geology, are here familiarly explained, and illustrative phenomena and recent discoveries glanced at in the progress of the conversations.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 343, November 29, 1828 Various

He was, indeed, engaged in an acrimonious discussion on the Wernerian theory, and at that moment he was developing a remarkable scientific passion, which threatened to sweep his adversaries from the face of the earth in the debris of their heresies.

The Lilac Sunbonnet 1887

Those were the days of the Wernerian and Huttonian controversy as to the origin of the changes on the surface of the earth.

James Nasmyth: Engineer, An Autobiography. Nasmyth, James 1885

Like Lamarck, Cuvier was a Wernerian, and in speaking of the older or primitive crystalline rocks which contain no vestige of fossils, he accepted the view of the German theorist in geology, that granites forming the axis of mountain chains were formed in a fluid.

Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work 1872