geognosyn.

Brit.

/dʒɪˈɒɡnəsi/, U.S.

/dʒiˈɑɡnəsi/

Forms: 1700s– geognosy, 1800s geognosie.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: geo- comb. form, -gnosy comb. form.

Etymology: < geo- comb. form + -gnosy comb. form, after German Geognosie (1786 or earlier). Compare French géognosie (1788 or earlier; < German) and earlier German Lithogeognosie and French lithogéognosie (1751 and 1753 respectively, in titles of works by Johann Heinrich Pott). Compare oryctognosy n., and also geognostic adj., geognostical adj.In form geognosie after the German form.

1. The description and classification of the rocks and rock formations (and, in later use, other inorganic substances) of which the earth consists; the branch of natural science (or later of geology) dealing with this. Now chiefly historical.As a field of study geognosy was associated particularly with the German scientist A. G. Werner (1749–1817) and his followers, and was held to differ from geology in being more strictly based on observation as opposed to theory.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > earth sciences > geology > [noun]

subterranean geography1749

geology1788

geognosy1792

geognosis1810

1792 J. Hailstone Plan Lect. Min. Pref. p.iii Geognosy, or the knowledge of the Earth's internal structure.

1804 Edinb. Rev. 5 66 We shall venture..to inform them, that..Geognosie is synonymous with geology.

1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 55 Werner..directed his attention..to what he termed ‘geognosy’, or the natural position of minerals in particular rocks, together with the grouping of those rocks, their geographical distribution, and various relations.

1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus i. i. 1/1 Of Geology and Geognosy we know enough: what with the labours of Werners and Huttons, what with the ardent genius of their disciples.

1882 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. 4 Geognosy,—an Inquiry into the Materials of the Earth's Substance.—This division describes the constituent parts of the earth, its envelopes of air and water, its solid crust, and the probable condition of its interior.

1926 Geogr. Rev. 16 349 The geographer is not concerned with historical geology but with geognosy and still more with climate.

1970 Earth Sci. Rev. 6 A53 As one who earlier followed in the footsteps of A. G. Werner in Freiberg, I have always regretted the loss of the term ‘geognosy’ and the alteration of the concept of ‘geology’.

2001 Brit. Jrnl. Hist. Sci. 34 287 The descriptive science that Goethe practised was a branch of mineralogy known as geognosy, in contrast to geology, a term associated with speculative theorizing.

2. The geological features of a region; local geology. Now rare or disused.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > minerals > [noun] > features or distribution

mineralogy1789

geognosy1801

the world > the earth > earth sciences > geology > [noun] > local geology

geognosy1801

1801 tr. M. H. Klaproth Analyt. Ess. Chem. Knowl. Mineral Substances I. ii. lxix. 564 One of these crystals..is in the possession of M. Mierotto,..whose collection of minerals is so highly instructive with regard to the Geognosy of the countries situated on the Baltic sea.

1811 Mem. Wernerian Nat. Hist. Soc. 1 295 The rock begins to be more uncovered and precipitous, and the geognosy of the mountain may be more distinctly ascertained.

1839 R. J. H. Cunningham (title) On the geognosy of the Isle of Eigg.

1878 Mineral. Mag. 2 106 (heading) The geognosy and mineralogy of Scotland.

1935 Geogr. Rev. 25 167 The book contains many interesting observations regarding the relations between the natural vegetation and the geognosy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	geognosy
释义	geognosyn. Brit. /dʒɪˈɒɡnəsi/, U.S. /dʒiˈɑɡnəsi/ Forms: 1700s– geognosy, 1800s geognosie. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: geo- comb. form, -gnosy comb. form. Etymology: < geo- comb. form + -gnosy comb. form, after German Geognosie (1786 or earlier). Compare French géognosie (1788 or earlier; < German) and earlier German Lithogeognosie and French lithogéognosie (1751 and 1753 respectively, in titles of works by Johann Heinrich Pott). Compare oryctognosy n., and also geognostic adj., geognostical adj.In form geognosie after the German form. 1. The description and classification of the rocks and rock formations (and, in later use, other inorganic substances) of which the earth consists; the branch of natural science (or later of geology) dealing with this. Now chiefly historical.As a field of study geognosy was associated particularly with the German scientist A. G. Werner (1749–1817) and his followers, and was held to differ from geology in being more strictly based on observation as opposed to theory. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > earth sciences > geology > [noun] subterranean geography1749 geology1788 geognosy1792 geognosis1810 1792 J. Hailstone Plan Lect. Min. Pref. p.iii Geognosy, or the knowledge of the Earth's internal structure. 1804 Edinb. Rev. 5 66 We shall venture..to inform them, that..Geognosie is synonymous with geology. 1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 55 Werner..directed his attention..to what he termed ‘geognosy’, or the natural position of minerals in particular rocks, together with the grouping of those rocks, their geographical distribution, and various relations. 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus i. i. 1/1 Of Geology and Geognosy we know enough: what with the labours of Werners and Huttons, what with the ardent genius of their disciples. 1882 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. 4 Geognosy,—an Inquiry into the Materials of the Earth's Substance.—This division describes the constituent parts of the earth, its envelopes of air and water, its solid crust, and the probable condition of its interior. 1926 Geogr. Rev. 16 349 The geographer is not concerned with historical geology but with geognosy and still more with climate. 1970 Earth Sci. Rev. 6 A53 As one who earlier followed in the footsteps of A. G. Werner in Freiberg, I have always regretted the loss of the term ‘geognosy’ and the alteration of the concept of ‘geology’. 2001 Brit. Jrnl. Hist. Sci. 34 287 The descriptive science that Goethe practised was a branch of mineralogy known as geognosy, in contrast to geology, a term associated with speculative theorizing. 2. The geological features of a region; local geology. Now rare or disused. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > [noun] > features or distribution mineralogy1789 geognosy1801 the world > the earth > earth sciences > geology > [noun] > local geology geognosy1801 1801 tr. M. H. Klaproth Analyt. Ess. Chem. Knowl. Mineral Substances I. ii. lxix. 564 One of these crystals..is in the possession of M. Mierotto,..whose collection of minerals is so highly instructive with regard to the Geognosy of the countries situated on the Baltic sea. 1811 Mem. Wernerian Nat. Hist. Soc. 1 295 The rock begins to be more uncovered and precipitous, and the geognosy of the mountain may be more distinctly ascertained. 1839 R. J. H. Cunningham (title) On the geognosy of the Isle of Eigg. 1878 Mineral. Mag. 2 106 (heading) The geognosy and mineralogy of Scotland. 1935 Geogr. Rev. 25 167 The book contains many interesting observations regarding the relations between the natural vegetation and the geognosy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1792
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