The German geologist Leopold von Buch (1774 1853) was a
fellow-student of Alexander von Humboldt, with whom he later did
fieldwork that led to important advances in the understanding of
the Jurassic system and the origins of basalt. In 1815 Buch and the
Norwegian botanist Christian Smith spent several months in the
Canary Isles, and the resulting book, which appeared in 1825, is
one of Buch's most important publications. It contains three papers
Buch had previously published in journals, on flora (1816), the
1730 eruption on Lanzarote (1818) and temperature (1820), with
additional chapters on population, land area and economics, the
measurement of altitude, mineralogy, and detailed comparative data
on volcanoes around the world. The substantial introduction
includes a journal that records Buch's enthusiasm for the islands'
scenery, natural history and people, and an obituary of Smith, who
died in 1816 on a research trip to the Congo.
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Earth Science |
| Release date: |
May 2011 |
| First published: |
December 2010 |
| Authors: |
Leopold Von Buch
|
| Dimensions: |
297 x 210 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
426 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-108-07252-6 |
| Languages: |
German
|
| Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
Earth sciences >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-108-07252-6 |
| Barcode: |
9781108072526 |
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