Alexander McKay (geologist)
Alexander McKay (11 April 1841 – 8 July 1917) was a New Zealand geologist. He was born in Carsphairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland on 11 April 1841. McKay reached New Zealand in 1863 where he spent a number of years prospected for gold. A meeting with Julius von Haast saw a change of direction in which McKay, largely self-taught, undertook geological mapping and fossil collecting expeditions throughout the islands. In 1872 James Hector appointed him to the Geological Survey of New Zealand. During his geological work McKay took numerous photographs. He invented a telephoto lens and also techniques for taking images of geological collections and fossils.
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Alexander McKay (geologist)
Alexander McKay (11 April 1841 – 8 July 1917) was a New Zealand geologist. He was born in Carsphairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland on 11 April 1841. McKay reached New Zealand in 1863 where he spent a number of years prospected for gold. A meeting with Julius von Haast saw a change of direction in which McKay, largely self-taught, undertook geological mapping and fossil collecting expeditions throughout the islands. In 1872 James Hector appointed him to the Geological Survey of New Zealand. During his geological work McKay took numerous photographs. He invented a telephoto lens and also techniques for taking images of geological collections and fossils.
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Alexander McKay (* 11. April 1 ...... ischer Geologe und Mineraloge.
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Alexander McKay (11 April 1841 ...... y's observations and theories.
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الكسندر مكاي (بالإنجليزية: Ale ...... 917 في ويلينغتون في نيوزيلندا.
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Alexander McKay (* 11. April 1 ...... ischer Geologe und Mineraloge.
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Alexander McKay (11 April 1841 ...... gical collections and fossils.
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الكسندر مكاي (بالإنجليزية: Ale ...... 917 في ويلينغتون في نيوزيلندا.
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Alexander McKay
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الكسندر مكاي (جيولوجي)
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