Keith J. Tinkler

A Short History of Geomorphology

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book, first published in 1985, is a comprehensive guide to the main ideas in the history of geomorphology. It traces the development of thinking on landforms, ranging from the ancient world to the present day. Main areas covered are the Renaissance, Natural Sciences in the nineteenth century and the impact of the Second World War.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 340
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 675g
• ISBN-13: 9780367312916
• ISBN-10: 0367312913
• Artikelnr.: 75387258

Autorenporträt

K.J. Tinkler

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Frames of Reference 2. The Ancient World, the Renaissance and the
Aftermath to 1800 3. Hutton and Playfair Versus the Rest: Nascent Geology
4. The Background of Industry, Science and Society 5. The Process of
Uniformitarianism 6. Catastrophes in Metamorphosis: Floods, Fires and
Shakings 7. The Great Ice Age Revealed: A Slow Catastrophe? 8. North
American Geomorphology up to 1900 9. The Geographical Cycle in the
Twentieth Century 10. The Impact of World War II 11. Studies of Landform
Processes and Landscapes Since 1960 12. What Next?