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The Norton history of the environmental sciences / Peter J. Bowler.
Chronicles humanity's quest to understand its own origins, synthesizing discoveries in geography, geology, and evolutionary biology.
Record details
- ISBN: 0393035352 :
- ISBN: 9780393035353
- ISBN: 0393310426 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780393310429 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: xvii, 634 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
- Edition: 1st American ed.
- Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton, 1993.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Originally published in England under the title: The Fontana history of the environmental sciences, c1992.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [554]-606) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The problem of perception -- The ancient and medieval worlds -- Renaissance and revolution -- Theories of the earth -- Nature and the enlightenment -- The Heroic Age -- The philosophical naturalists -- The age of evolution -- The earth sciences -- Darwinism triumphant -- Ecology and environmentalism.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | GE 50 .B69 1993 | 271869 | Stacks | Available | - |