By D. R. Oldroyd
Memoir 25. Earth, Water, Ice and fireplace: two hundred Years of Geological study within the English Lake District. a close learn of geological examine within the Lake District from the tip of the 18th century to the tip of 2000. This quantity indicates, by means of old exposition, how the trendy knowing of the stratigraphy and the geological background and constitution of a selected sector has been completed. It recounts the paintings of person scientists and associations (especially the British Geological Survey); modifications and advancements of interpretation; the emergence of latest options; the improvement of mapping and the occasions mendacity in the back of the book of Lakeland maps; the jobs of study scholars, college employees, surveyors, amateurs, govt and undefined. a distinct characteristic is the dialogue of the connection among the research of Lakeland geology and the matter of nuclear waste disposal. The e-book can be of curiosity to geologists and different scientists, to historians of technological know-how, and an individual attracted to Lakeland technological know-how, background and topography. additionally to be had: The Geology of britain And Wales - ISBN 1862391998 4 Centuries of Geological shuttle: the quest for wisdom strolling, Bicycle, Sledge and Camel - specific booklet no 287 - ISBN 186239234X The Geological Society of LondonFounded in 1807, the Geological Society of London is the oldest geological society on the earth, and one of many biggest publishers within the Earth sciences.The Society publishes a variety of high quality peer-reviewed titles for teachers and pros operating within the geosciences, and enjoys an enviable overseas acceptance for the standard of its work.The many components within which we put up in include:-Petroleum geology-Tectonics, structural geology and geodynamics-Stratigraphy, sedimentology and paleontology-Volcanology, magmatic experiences and geochemistry-Remote sensing-History of geology-Regional geology publications