1st Edition

The History of the Study of Landforms: Volume 1 - Geomorphology Before Davis (Routledge Revivals) or the Development of Geomorphology

698 Pages
by Routledge

698 Pages 131 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

698 Pages 131 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This re-issue, first published in 1964, is the first of a seminal series analysing the development of the study of landforms, from both the geographical and geological point of view, with especial emphasis upon fluvial geomorphology. Volume 1 treats the subject up to the first important statement of the cycle of erosion by W. M. Davis in 1889, and attempts to identify the most significant... Read more

Part 1: 'Worlds Without End'  Part 2: The Age of Lyell: 1820-1845  Part 3: Marine Versus Subaerial Erosionists: 1846-1875  Part 4: The Western Explorations  

Biography

Richard J. Chorley, Antony J. Dunn, Robert P. Beckinsale