ISBN:
9780198024064
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (209 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Fleming, James Rodger, 1949 - Historical perspectives on climate change
DDC:
306.4/521
Keywords:
Climatic changes -- Europe -- History
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Climatic changes -- United States -- History
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Global environmental change -- History
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Electronic books ; local
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Climatic changes ; Europe ; History
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Climatic changes ; United States ; History
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Global environmental change ; History
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Electronic books
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Klimaänderung
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Geschichte
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Europa
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Sedimenttransport
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Klimaschwankung
;
Geschichte
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USA
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Sedimenttransport
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Klimaschwankung
;
Geschichte
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Klimaänderung
;
Erwärmung
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Abkühlung
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Klimatologie
Abstract:
Introduction: Apprehending climate change 1. Climate and culture in Enlightenment thought 2. The great climate debate in colonial and early America 3. Privilieged positions: The expansion of observing systems 4. Climate discourse transformed 5. Joseph Fourier's theory of terrestrial temperatures 6. John Tyndall, Svante Arrhenius, and early research on carbon dioxide and climate 7. T.C. Chamberlin and the geological agency of the atmosphere 8. The climate determinism of Ellsworth Huntington 9. Global Warming? The early twentieth century 10. Global cooling, global warming: Historical dimensions Notes Bibliography Index.
Abstract:
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: Apprehending Climate Change -- 1 Climate and Culture in Enlightenment Thought -- 2 The Great Climate Debate in Colonial and Early America -- 3 Privileged Positions: The Expansion of Observing Systems -- 4 Climate Discourse Transformed -- 5 Joseph Fourier's Theory of Terrestrial Temperatures -- 6 John Tyndall, Svante Arrhenius, and Early Research on Carbon Dioxide and Climate -- 7 T. C. Chamberlin and the Geological Agency of the Atmosphere -- 8 The Climatic Determinism of Ellsworth Huntington -- 9 Global Warming? The Early Twentieth Century -- 10 Global Cooling, Global Warming: Historical Dimensions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
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