and shovel to cut the canals. Until

and shovel to cut the canals. Until the canals were completed and
fi lled with water, their work exposed the strata, and if those strata
contained fossils, Smith, the engineer, was on hand when they were
discovered. He was fortunate in that these two canals cut through
gently inclined strata, some of which were rich in fossils. Smith wrote
a fi rst account of his work and discoveries in .
He lost his job in  when his work on the canals was completed
and took a number of engineering jobs in diff erent parts of England
and Wales.  is gave him opportunities to study exposed rocks wher-ever he could fi nd them. It was his fascination with the strata that
earned him his nickname.

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dan sekop untuk memotong kanal. Sampai kanal diselesaikan dan
diisi dengan air, pekerjaan mereka terkena strata, dan jika mereka strata
terkandung fosil, Smith, insinyur, berada di tangan ketika mereka
ditemukan. Dia beruntung bahwa kedua kanal memotong melalui
strata lembut cenderung, beberapa di antaranya yang kaya fosil. Smith menulis
rekening pertama fi pekerjaan dan penemuannya di .
Dia kehilangan pekerjaannya di  ketika karyanya di kanal selesai
dan mengambil sejumlah pekerjaan rekayasa di bagian erent diff dari Inggris
dan Wales. ? adalah memberinya kesempatan untuk mempelajari batuan terkena wher pernah dia bisa fi nd mereka. Itu daya tarik dengan strata yang
membuatnya mendapatkan julukan.