It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read The Life and Work of Professor J.W. Gregory FRS (1864-1932), Geologist, Writer and Explorer by Bernard E. Leake
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Gregory's remarkable career and his scientific work are here detailed and critically assessed. Accounts of his heroic 1893 expedition to the Rift Valley in Kenya (now the Gregory Rift), his first crossing of Spitzbergen, and his resignation as Leader of the first British Antarctic Expedition of 1901. In the Chair of Geology in Glasgow from 1904, he built up the largest first-year geology class in the UK, over 400 students. He worked in every field of geology and every continent except Antarctica. He was also involved with the search for a 'homeland' for the Jews in Libya and Angola.
The Life and Work of Professor J.W. Gregory FRS (1864-1932), Geologist, Writer and Explorer by Bernard E. Leake is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.
This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read The Life and Work of Professor J.W. Gregory FRS (1864-1932), Geologist, Writer and Explorer aloud.
The Life and Work of Professor J.W. Gregory FRS (1864-1932), Geologist, Writer and Explorer is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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