Lyell in America : transatlantic geology, 1841-1853 / Leonard G. Wilson.
Pubblicazione:
Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins university press, c1998.
Descrizione fisica:
XII, 429 p. : ill., ritr. ; 24 cm
Contiene:
Indice: List of illustrations. Preface. Introduction. 1. First impressions of the New World: the northeast 2. Pinelands and plantations: the southeast 3. Lectures and summer travels 4. America in retrospect 5. Across the Atlantic again: New England 6. Exploring the deep south 7. The Mississippi valley 8. Across Pennsylvania and departure 9. Fame, authority, and influence 10. The manual and Belgian tertiary geology (1850-1851) 11. America revisited, and the emerging species question (1852-1853). Epilogue. Bibliography. Index
