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Historical perspectives on climate change

James Rodger Fleming (Author)
Introduction: Apprehending climate change. 1. Climate and culture in Enlightenment thought. 2. The great climate debate in colonial and early America. 3. Privilieged positions: The expansion of observing systems. 4. Climate discourse transformed. 5. Joseph Fourier's theory of terrestrial temperatures. 6. John Tyndall, Svante Arrhenius, and early research on carbon dioxide and climate. 7. T.C. Chamberlin and the geological agency of the atmosphere. 8. The climate determinism of Ellsworth Huntington. 9. Global Warming? The early twentieth century. 10. Global cooling, global warming: Historical d
eBook, English, 1998
Oxford University Press, New York, 1998
Electronic books
1 online resource (xi, 194 pages) : illustrations
9780198024064, 9780197560365, 9781280760198, 9786610760190, 0198024061, 0197560369, 1280760192, 6610760195
666991849
Introduction: Apprehending Climate Change; 1 Climate and Culture in Enlightenment Thought; 2 The Great Climate Debate in Colonial and Early America; 3 Privileged Positions: The Expansion of Observing Systems; 4 Climate Discourse Transformed; 5 Joseph Fourier's Theory of Terrestrial Temperatures; 6 John Tyndall, Svante Arrhenius, and Early Research on Carbon Dioxide and Climate; 7 T.C. Chamberlin and the Geological Agency of the Atmosphere; 8 The Climatic Determinism of Ellsworth Huntington; 9 Global Warming? The Early Twentieth Century
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