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Croll, James

 
9781108055307: Discussions on Climate and Cosmology
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ISBN 10: 1108055303 ISBN 13: 9781108055307
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2013

Sinossi

First published in 1885, this investigation of the ice ages questions well-established contemporary theories in botany, geology and physics.

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Descrizione del libro

The great mystery of nineteenth-century geology was the cause of the ice ages. Originally published in 1885, this multi-disciplinary investigation of glacial geology and botany uses data from around the world to venture a new theory, and to question some of the most important ideas of contemporary physics.

Contenuti

Preface; 1. The failure of attempts to account for secular changes of climate; 2. Misapprehensions regarding the physical theory of secular changes of climate; 3. Misapprehensions regarding the physical theory of secular changes of climate (cont.); 4. Objection that the air at the equator is not hotter in January than in July; 5. The ice of Greenland and the Antarctic continent not due to elevation of the land; 6. Examination of Mr Alfred R. Wallace's modification of the physical theory of secular changes of climate; 7. Examination of Mr Alfred R. Wallace's modification of the physical theory of secular changes of climate (cont.); 8. Examination of Mr Alfred R. Wallace's modification of the physical theory of secular changes of climate (cont.); 9. The physical cause of mild polar climates; 10. The physical cause of mild polar climates (cont.); 11. Interglacial periods in Arctic regions; 12. The distribution of flora and fauna in Arctic regions; 13. Physical conditions of the Antarctic ice-sheet; 14. Physical conditions of the Antarctic ice-sheet (cont.); 15. Regelation as a cause of glacier motion; 16. The temperature of space and its bearing on terrestrial physics; 17. The probable origin and age of the sun's heat; 18. The probable origin and age of the sun's heat (cont.); 19. The probable origin of nebulae; Index.

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Editore
Cambridge University Press
Data di pubblicazione
2013
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1108055303
ISBN 13 
9781108055307
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
346
Contatto del produttore
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Persona responsabile
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