Author: James GeikiePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Glacial epoch
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
The Great Ice Age
Author: James GeikiePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Glacial epoch
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
The Great Ice Age and Its Relation to the Antiquity of Man
Author: James GeikiePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Glacial epoch
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
The Great Ice Age, and Its Relation to the Antiquity of Man
Author: GeikieThe Great Ice Age and Its Relation to the Antiquity of Man
Author: James GeikieThe Ice Age in North America
Author: George Frederick WrightPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Glacial epoch
Languages : en
Pages : 714
Book Description
Great Ice Age, and Its Relation to the Antiquity of Man
Author: James GeikiePublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368826646
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.
William Boyd Dawkins & the Victorian Science of Cave Hunting
Author: Mark WhitePublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473886147
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
William Boyd Dawkins was a controversial Victorian geologist, palaeontologist and archaeologist who has divided opinion as either a hero or villain. For some, he was a pioneer of Darwinian science as a member of the Lubbock-Evans network, while for others he was little more than a reckless vandal who destroyed irreplaceable evidence and left precious little for future generations to assess. In this volume, Professor Mark White provides an unbiased archaeological and geological account of Boyd Dawkins’ career and legacy by drawing on almost twenty years of research as well as his archive of published and unpublished work which places him at the centre of Victorian Darwinian science and society. White examines his work in both the field and study to provide a critical yet balanced account of his achievements and standing in relation to the field today as well as among his peers. At the heart of this book is a detailed study of the circumstances surrounding the Victorian excavations at Creswell Crags, where two celebrated finds became a cause celebre.
Quaternary of Scotland
Author: J.E. GordonPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401115001
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 689
Book Description
In describing the geomorphological heritage of Scotland, this volume offers a remarkable account of how the natural environment responded in terms of landforms, processes and plant communities, to severe climatic change as the Quaternary era progressed over the last two million years. This legacy, as preserved in the 138 nationally important GCR sites described, documents a remarkable diversity of landforms in a relatively small area. The rugged highland contrast with the rolling hills and flat plains found further south, while the western and northern islands, together with the highly-indented coastline add further to the scenic diversity. How this variety of landscapes came into being, the forces which shaped it , and the climatic extremes which drove it, are the themes explored in this volume.
The Theological Review
Author: Natural Selection and Beyond
Author: Charles Hyde SmithPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199239177
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 509
Book Description
Alfred Russel Wallace (1823 - 1913) was one of the late nineteenth century's most potent intellectual forces. His link to Darwin as co-discoverer of the principle of natural selection alone would have secured him a place in history, but he went on to complete work entitling him to recognition as the 'father' of modern biogeographical studies, as a pioneer in the field of astrobiology, and as an important contributor to subjects as far-ranging as glaciology, land reform, anthropology and ethnography, and epidemiology. Beyond this, many are coming to regard Wallace as the pre-eminent field biologist, collector, and naturalist of tropical regions. Add to that the fact that he was a vocal supporter of spiritualism, socialism, and the rights of the ordinary person, and it quickly becomes apparent that Wallace was a man of extraordinary breadth of attention. Yet his work in many of these areas is still not well known, and still less recognized is his relevance to current day research almost 100 years after his death. This rich collection of writings by more than twenty historians and scientists reviews and reflects on the work that made Wallace a famous man in his own time, and a figure of extraordinary influence and continuing interest today.