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A never-before published work by one of the most influential proponents of the role of glaciations in the morphology of the north American landscape
This is the earliest book in North America (1869) that presents critical field evidence for widespread glaciation, in contrast to the biblical flood, to account for the surficial geology of Maine, New England and New Brunswick, Canada
This book documents a rare and important transition in geological thought produced during the heated arguments between advocates of the Flood vs. glaciations during the mid 1800’s
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Table of contents (29 chapters)
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Front Matter
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John Kimball DeLaski
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Front Matter
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The Ancient Great Glacier of North America
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About this book
Reviews
“This book is a treasure for natural scientists interested in the emergence of 19th-century thought. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students and researchers/faculty.” (J. D. Ives, Choice, Vol. 53 (1), September, 2015)
Authors and Affiliations
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Climate Change Institute, The University of Maine, Orono, USA
Harold W. Borns, Jr.
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Climate Change Institute, The University of Maine, Bangor, USA
Kirk Allen Maasch
About the authors
Harold William Borns, Jr. is Professor Emeritus of Glacial and Quaternary Geology at the University of Maine. He has taught geology for 50 years and in retirement has continued Ice Age field research projects in Maine, Denmark and Ireland. Professor Borns has had published about 150 peer-reviewed scientific journal articles, made many geological maps for the Maine Geological Survey and has co-authored one book on the Ice Age. He spent 28 field seasons leading glacial geological research teams in Antarctica and served as Program Manager for Polar Glaciology in the Office of Polar Programs at the U.S. National Science Foundation for three years. He formed the “Climate Change Institute” at the University of Maine in 1973 and served as its director for the first 15 years.
Kirk Allen Maasch is Professor of Climate Studies at the School of Earth and Climate Sciences and the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine. He has had published over 60 peer-reviewed scientific journal articles and book chapters, and has co-edited one book on climate and culture.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Foot Steps of the Ancient Great Glacier of North America
Book Subtitle: A Long Lost Document of a Revolution in 19th Century Geological Theory
Authors: Harold W. Borns, Jr., Kirk Allen Maasch
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13200-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-13199-3Published: 06 February 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-37941-8Published: 06 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-13200-6Published: 27 January 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 202
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations
Topics: Historical Geology, History of Science, Popular Science in Nature and Environment, Climate Change