De la Chronologie des terrains et du synchronisme des formations (1845), in which he expounded the principle of the synchronicity of successive stages of igneous and sedimentary deposition across wide terrains. His most general titles were Documents pour l'histoire des terrains tertiaires (Paris, 1827) and his Traité de géographie physique co-authored with E. Bassano (Paris, 1836). Notes References Imago Mundi: Constant Prévost K.B. Bork, "Constant Prevost (1787-1856):The life and contributions of a French uniformitarian", Journal of Geoscience Education 38 pp 21–27 National Maritime Museum: Graham Island (now the Graham Shoal) French geologists Members of the French Academy of Sciences Academic staff of the University of Paris 1787 births 1856 deaths