| The Earth Encompassed: A History of the Environmental Sciences Contributor(s): Bowler, Peter J. (Author), Porter, Roy (Preface by) |
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ISBN: 0393320804 ISBN-13: 9780393320800 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2000 Annotation: This Authoritative volume chronicles humanity's long quest to understand its own origins. Peter J. Bowler brilliantly synthesizes discoveries in geography, geology, and evolutionary biology that have brought us to our current knowledge of the fragility and connectedness of life on earth and created the new science of ecology. Bowler adeptly balances a long historical perspective with discussion of specific developments in the major fields relating to the physical and organic environment. He brings to life theoretical debates surrounding the notion of nature as an interconnected whole and addresses the controversial ethical questions raised by the ways we investigate our world and our use of the planet's resources. This book is not only the history of a discipline but also a wide-ranging study of scientific and theoretical innovations and the cultural and professional factors that influence the way scientists explain and understand their observations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Science | History - Science | Life Sciences - Ecology |
| Dewey: 363.700 |
| LCCN: 0056625 |
| Series: Norton History of Science |
| Physical Information: 1.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (1.70 lbs) 668 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This authoritative volume chronicles humanity's long quest to understand its own origins. Peter J. Bowler brilliantly synthesizes discoveries in geography, geology, and evolutionary biology that have brought us to our current knowledge of the fragility and connectedness of life on earth and created the new science of ecology. Bowler adeptly balances a long historical perspective with discussion of specific developments in the major fields relating to the physical and organic environment. He brings to life theoretical debates surrounding the notion of nature as an interconnected whole and addresses the controversial ethical questions raised by the ways we investigate our world and our use of the planet's resources. This book is not only the history of a discipline but also a wide-ranging study of scientific and theoretical innovations and the cultural and professional factors that influence the way scientists explain and understand their observations. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bowler, Peter J.: - Peter J. Bowler is professor of history and philosophy of science at the Queen's University of Belfast. |