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| Autore principale: | Dean, Dennis R.
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| Titolo: | Romantic landscapes : geology and its cultural influence in Britain, 1765-1835 / Dennis R. Dean. |
| Pubblicazione: | Ann Arbor : Scholars' facsimiles & reprints, 2007. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 426 p., [28] p. di tav. : ill., ritr. ; 24 cm |
| Serie: | Scholars' facsimiles & reprints, 0161-7729 ; 555 History of earth sciences series |
| Contiene: | Indice: Illustrations. Geology then and now. Preface. 1. Romantic factuality 2. Sublime, picturesque, and geological 3. Caverns of the mind 4. Relics of the flood 5. Burning mountains 6. Time and chance 7. Elemental strife 8. Pillars of basalt 9. Catastrophes and bones 10. King Cole's levee and the geology of death. Conclusion. Appendices: A. Erasmus Darwin on evolution and geology (1795) B. James Hutton on the Earth as a landscape of perfection (1795) C. John Playfair on the temporality of lakes (1802) D. Karl A. von Zittel (1901), on J.G. Ebel (1808) E. James Parkinson on the geology of decorated caves (1804) F. Robert Miln on the Lake Disctrict, on Moses and the dialogue (1786) G. Ann Radcliffe on Deluge geology (1794) H. Erasmus Darwin on central fires (1795) I. The last days of Pompeii / Edward Bulwer (1834) J. Sir William Hamilton on Etna (1769) K. Patrick Brydone, Canon Giuseppe Recupero and the age of Mount Etna (1770) L. The backgroun to John Sargent's The mine (1785) M. Robert Townsen on Viennaand Hungary (1797) N. Robert Jameson on the theories of Werner and Hutton (1808) O. Robert Bakewell on Werner and granite (1823) P. Sir George Steuart Mackenzie on Iceland (1811) Q. John Whitehurst on the age of the world, basalt, the Giant's Causeway and Ireland as Atlantis (1786) R. The rev. William Hamilton on antrim (1786) S. Erasmus Darwin on columnar basalt (1795) T. William Buckland on the deluge (1823) U. John Mucculloch's five catastrophes (1831) V. William Buckland to Lady Cole (1819) W. J.W. Goethe in conversation (1824) X. John Scafe on diluvium (1820) Y. William Buckland on British stratigraphy (1818) Z. William Westall's Views of the caves in Yorkshire ZA. James Parkinson on geology and religion (1822) ZB. G.P. Scrope on geognosy, geology and geological causes (1825). Compiler's note. Illustrations credits. Index |
| Visionato in: | IMSS IMSS |
| ISBN: | 9780820115559 |
| Altri autori: | Darwin, Erasmus, 1731-1802.
Hutton, James, 1726-1797. Playfair, John, 1748-1819. Zittel, Karl Alfred von, 1839-1904. Parkinson, James, 1755-1824. Miln, Robert, sec. XVIII. Radcliffe, Ann, 1764-1823. Lytton, Edward George Bulwer, 1803-1873. Hamilton, William, 1730-1803. Brydone, Patrick, 1743-1818. Townsend, Robert, 1764-1823. Jameson, Robert, 1774-1854. Bakewell, Robert, 1768-1843. Mackenzie, George Steuart, 1780-1848. Witehurst, John, 1713-1788. Buckland, William, 1784-1856. MacCulloch, John, 1773-1835. Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832. Scafe, John, 1776-1843. Westall, William, 1781-1850. Scrope, George Poulett, 1797-1876. |
| Discipline: | Geologia--Studi. |
| Persone: | Parkinson, James, 1755-1824. |
| Luoghi: | Inghilterra. |
| Keyword: | Testi e Carteggi--Scienze della Terra. |
| Sudd. cronologiche: | Secolo XVIII. Secolo XIX. |
| Correlato a: |  Ciancio, Luca. Recensione]. |
| Collocazione: | LS 17769 |
| Nota di esemplare: | Mostra nota di esemplare |
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