The real McKay
Subtitle: the remarkable life of Alexander McKay, geologist
By: Graham Bishop.
Publisher: Otago University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Dunedin, N.Z
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9781877372223
Subjects: McKay, Alexander, -- 1841-1917.; Geology -- New Zealand -- History.; Geologists -- New Zealand -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Although this is a book about a geologist, by a geologist, it is not a geological book. It is written to appeal to all those interested in the history of exploration, science, and the colonisation of New Zealand" -- Introd.

"McKay is the folk hero of New Zealand geology ...  McKay was a key figure in laying the foundations for the high reputation New Zealand geological science enjoys internationally. A Scots immigrant in 1863, he explored much of the country, and was the first geologist anywhere to document horizontal movement in an earthquake. He was also a pioneer of the telephoto lens and photomicrography" -- Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [212]-242) and index.