History of Geomorphology and Quaternary Geology
Product code: SP301
Print publication date: 03/08/2008
Geological Society of London, GSL Special Publications, Regional Geology and General Interest, History of Geology, Geomorphology, Quaternary geology
Type: Book (Hardback)
Binding: Hardback
ISBN: 9781862392557
Author/Edited by: Edited by R H Grapes, D R Oldroyd and A Grigelis
Weight: 0.97kg
Number of pages: 344
Lyell Collection URL: https://www.lyellcollection.org/toc/sp/301/1
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Special Publication 301
This book deals with various interesting aspects of the histories of geomorphology and Quaternary geology in different parts of the world. The papers cover a range of topics: the origin of the term ‘Quaternary’, histories of ideas and debates relating to aspects of fluvial geomorphology (USA and Australia), glacial geomorphology and glaciation (Northern Europe, the Baltic countries, Russia, Iceland, and New Zealand), desert dunes and the geology of Australia, peneplains in China, a palaeo-Tokyo Bay in Japan, together with biographies of Charles Cotton (New Zealand), Valerija Čepulytė (Lithuania) and Česlovas Pakuckas (Lithuania and Poland) that highlight their respective contributions to the disciplines of geomorphology and Quaternary geology. There is an autobiographical contribution from E. E. Milanovsky (Russia) on his work in Siberia, the Caucasus and Iceland, illustrated by his sketches made in the field.
Preface
Contributions to the history of geomorphology and Quaternary geology: an introduction, D R Oldroyd & R H Grapes
Questions of periodization and Adolphe von Morlot’s contribution to the term and the concept ‘Quaternär’ (1854), M Klemun
The Spokane Flood debates: historical background and philosophical perspective, V R Baker
Pleistocene pluvial lakes of the American West: a short history of research, A R Orme
Evolution of the theory of continental glaciation in northern and eastern Europe, A Raukas
Origin and development of ideas on Pliocene and Quaternary glaciations in northern and eastern Europe, Iceland, Caucasus and Siberia, E E Milanovsky
Piotr Alekseevich Kropotkin and his monograph Researches on the Glacial Period (1876), T K Ivanova & V A Markin
Quaternary research in the Baltic countries, A Gaigalas
Česlovas Pakuckas (or Czesław Pachucki): pioneer of modern glaciomorphology in Lithuania and Poland, A Gaigalas, M Graniczny, J Satknas & H Urban
Valerija Čepulyte˙ (1904–1987) and her studies of the Quaternary formations in Lithuania, O Kondratienė & M Stančikaitė
Early ideas about erratic boulders and glacial phenomena in The Netherlands, F R Van Veen
Planation surfaces in China: one hundred years of investigation, K Zhang
The Palaeo-Tokyo Bay concept, M Yajima
Australia – a Cenozoic history, D Branagan
The study of desert dunes in Australia, C R Twidale
Griffith Taylor, Ernest Andrews et al.: early ideas on the development of the river systems of the Sydney region, eastern Australia, and subsequent ideas on the associated geomorphological problems, D R Oldroyd
Early geological investigations of the Pleistocene Tamala Limestone, Western Australia, W Mayer
Sir Charles Cotton (1885–1970): international geomorphologist, R H Grapes
George Leslie Adkin (1888–1964): glaciation and earth movements in the Tararua Range, North Island, New Zealand, M S Brook
Index
14.10.2019
Opens views to areas sometimes overlooked and is a useful compilation. In particular Eastern European geology, usually published in languages that are not easily accessible for many western geologists, is well represented with interesting papers. Historical aspects of explorers geology from the time the Western US was opened, and when Australia was investigated and discovered, and New Zealand rightfully called for attention, are worthwhile reminders of valuable work carried out in the past. All in all a book that thrills and opens new insights. Recommended.
