Early Geological Maps of Europe

Produktbeschreibung

This book focuses on the presentation and evaluation of geological maps of the Central Europe from 1750 up to 1840. Milestones in presentation of stratigraphy and tectonics and new geological models on such maps will be underlined. Map descriptions contain fundamentals editorial data as well as the map author¿s affiliation and biographies. It represents for the region of the Central Europe the first work of this type. Geological maps represent geological synthesis and indicate the level of geological knowledge throughout history. They serve as guidelines for an economic utilization of mineral deposits and further geological investigation. 

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword.- Introduction.- Table of treated and reproduced early geological maps of Central Europe.- Outline of the geological evolution of the Central Europe.- The Atlas.- Further advancement of geology in Central Europe.- Indexes.- References. 

Kritik

"This volume reproduces and assesses early geological maps of central Europe in the late-18th and early-19th centuries. The book begins with a summary of the economic development of the region, and then offers a brief overview of the geology as it is known today. ... This work is recommended for libraries with Earth sciences collections. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above; faculty and professionals." (M. A. Wilson, Choice, Vol. 54 (7), March, 2017) 

Autoreninfo

RNDr. Jan T. Koz k PhD, (1938), graduated from Charles University (mathematics and physics) and has been associated with the Institute of Geophysics at the Czech Academy of Science in Prague since 1965. In addition to his main professional fields (observatory seismology, rotational seismic effects) he has been increasingly involved in the history of natural sciences in the context of Earth's dynamical manifestations. He has been awarded numerous Czech and international projects, including two Czech-US three-year projects on historical seismicity. He is the author of more than two hundred original research papers and several cin the field of historical seismology, volcanology and geological cartography.