1st Edition

The History of the Study of Landforms Volume 2 The Life and Work of William Morris Davis

900 Pages
by Routledge

900 Pages
by Routledge

878 Pages
by Routledge

This volume is entirely devoted to the life and work of the world's most famous geomorphologist, William Morris Davis (1850-1934). It contains a treatment in depth of Davis' many contributions to the study of landforms including:

  • the cycle of erosion
  • denudation chronology
  • arid and karst geomorphology
  • the coral reef problem.

Part 1: Youth  Part 2: Maturity  Part 3: Old age  Part 4: Final Rejuvenation

Biography

R. J. Chorley, R. P. Beckinsale, Mrs R J M Chorley, A J Dunn