Alan Mckirdy: Edinburgh | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9781780273716 | Edinburgh | Landscapes in Stone | Alan Mckirdy | Taschenbuch | 2017

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Beschreibung

An ancient and long-extinct volcano lies at the heart of Scotland's capital. It roared into life some 350 million years ago and has been a source of fascination since it was first studied in earnest during the Enlightenment by James Hutton, one of the most significant geologists of all time. Many of Hutton's ground-breaking ideas of how the world works were predicated on the rocks and landscapes of his home city and surrounding area.

This book is a fascinating exploration into Edinburgh's geological history over millions of years - including the passage of ice during a great freeze that has left an indelible stamp on Edinburgh's cityscape, the use rocks quarried locally from ancient, now long disappeared seas to create the stunning elegance of Edinburgh's New Town, and the coal deposits and oil shale which were exploited from the Industrial Revolution to the present day.

Über den Autor

Alan McKirdy has written many popular books and book chapters on geology and related topics and has helped to promote the study of environmental geology in schools. Before his recent retirement he was Head of Information Management at Scottish Natural Heritage. He is the author of Land of Mountain and Flood.

Erscheinungsjahr:	2017
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Jahrhundert:	Vor- & Frühgeschichte
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781780273716
ISBN-10:	1780273711
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Mckirdy, Alan
Hersteller:	Birlinn
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	228 x 164 x 7 mm
Von/Mit:	Alan Mckirdy
Erscheinungsdatum:	06.06.2017
Gewicht:	0,177 kg